Montana · Montana Code Annotated — Title 46, Criminal Procedure
MCA Title 46 § 46-11-504: Former prosecution in another jurisdiction
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural bar to prosecution: a defendant cannot be prosecuted in Montana for an offense if they were previously prosecuted in another jurisdiction and acquitted, convicted, or had charges dismissed in specified circumstances.
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