Montana

Montana Code Annotated — Title 46, Criminal Procedure

698 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 46-1-103 — Scope -- purpose -- construction
• § 46-1-104 — Criminal prosecution of persons subject to federal immigration detention -- notification to attorney general
• § 46-1-1101 — Short title
• § 46-1-1102 — Purpose
• § 46-1-1103 — Definitions
• § 46-1-1104 — Drug treatment court structure
• § 46-1-1110 — Treatment and support services
• § 46-1-1111 — Drug testing
• § 46-1-1112 — Funding
• § 46-1-1113 — Statutory construction
• § 46-1-1114 — Enforcement
• § 46-1-1115 — Treatment court support account -- distribution of funds -- report
• § 46-1-1201 — Short title
• § 46-1-1202 — Purpose
• § 46-1-1203 — Definitions
• § 46-1-1204 — Mental health treatment court structure
• § 46-1-1211 — Treatment and support services
• § 46-1-1212 — Funding
• § 46-1-1213 — Statutory construction -- combination with drug treatment court
• § 46-1-1214 — Enforcement by removal to criminal court
• § 46-1-202 — Definitions
• § 46-1-301 — Notice to be given to attorney general when state department or board initiates or intervenes in an action
• § 46-1-302 — Notice of appeal to be served on attorney general
• § 46-1-401 — Penalty enhancement -- pleading, proof, and mental state requirements
• § 46-1-501 — Definitions
• § 46-1-502 — Mediation
• § 46-1-503 — Factors to use in determining appropriateness of mediation
• § 46-1-504 — Procedure following mediation
• § 46-1-505 — Privilege and confidentiality
• § 46-1-506 — Right to speedy trial
• § 46-1-507 — Costs
• § 46-10-105 — Preliminary examination -- when held
• § 46-10-106 — Waiver
• § 46-10-202 — Presentation of evidence
• § 46-10-203 — Disposition of defendant
• § 46-10-204 — Record of preliminary examination
• § 46-11-101 — Methods of commencing prosecution
• § 46-11-102 — Required methods
• § 46-11-110 — Filing complaint
• § 46-11-111 — Amending complaint
• § 46-11-201 — Leave to file information
• § 46-11-203 — Time for filing information
• § 46-11-205 — Amending information as to substance or form
• § 46-11-301 — Summoning grand jury
• § 46-11-302 — Challenges to grand jury or grand jurors
• § 46-11-303 — Lead juror
• § 46-11-304 — Appointing special prosecutor
• § 46-11-307 — Closed hearing
• § 46-11-308 — Who may be present
• § 46-11-310 — Duties of grand jurors
• § 46-11-311 — Charge to grand jury
• § 46-11-313 — Subpoena of witnesses
• § 46-11-314 — Reception of evidence
• § 46-11-315 — Advice and assistance to grand jury
• § 46-11-316 — Recorded proceedings
• § 46-11-317 — Secrecy of proceedings -- disclosure
• § 46-11-318 — Discharge of grand jury
• § 46-11-319 — Expenses of grand jury
• § 46-11-331 — Finding indictment
• § 46-11-332 — Presenting the indictment
• § 46-11-401 — Form of charge
• § 46-11-404 — Joinder of offenses and defendants
• § 46-11-405 — Discharge of codefendant
• § 46-11-410 — Multiple charges
• § 46-11-503 — Prosecution based on same transaction barred by former prosecution
• § 46-11-504 — Former prosecution in another jurisdiction
• § 46-11-505 — Former prosecution not a bar
• § 46-11-601 — Recognizance by or deposition of witness
• § 46-11-701 — Pretrial proceedings -- exclusion of public and sealing of records
• § 46-12-102 — Place of arraignment
• § 46-12-104 — Bringing defendant into court
• § 46-12-105 — Joint defendants
• § 46-12-201 — Manner of conducting arraignment -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication -- exception
• § 46-12-203 — Time allowed to answer
• § 46-12-204 — Plea alternatives
• § 46-12-205 — Record of arraignment
• § 46-12-210 — Advice to defendant
• § 46-12-211 — Plea agreement procedure -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication
• § 46-12-212 — Determining accuracy of plea
• § 46-12-213 — Harmless error
• § 46-13-101 — Pretrial motions and notices
• § 46-13-104 — Ruling on motions
• § 46-13-108 — Notice by prosecutor seeking persistent felony offender status
• § 46-13-110 — Omnibus hearing -- use of two-way electronic audio or video communication
• § 46-13-202 — Motion for continuance
• § 46-13-203 — Change of place of trial for prejudice
• § 46-13-204 — Transfer of trial
• § 46-13-205 — Return to original place of trial
• § 46-13-210 — Trial of indictments, informations, complaints, or defendants together
• § 46-13-211 — Relief from prejudicial joinder
• § 46-13-301 — Suppression of confession or admission
• § 46-13-302 — Suppression of evidence
• § 46-13-401 — Dismissal at instance of court or prosecution
• § 46-13-402 — Effect of order to dismiss
• § 46-14-101 — Mental disease or disorder -- purpose -- definition
• § 46-14-102 — Evidence of mental disease or disorder or developmental disability admissible to prove state of mind
• § 46-14-103 — Mental disease or disorder or developmental disability excluding fitness to proceed
• § 46-14-202 — Examination of defendant -- commitment procedures for examination of fitness -- expenses
• § 46-14-204 — Prosecution's right to examination
• § 46-14-205 — Access to defendant for examination
• § 46-14-206 — Report of examination
• § 46-14-213 — Psychiatric or psychological testimony upon trial
• § 46-14-214 — Form of verdict and judgment -- determination of maximum period of confinement -- victim findings
• § 46-14-217 — Admissibility of statements made during examination or treatment
• § 46-14-221 — Determination of fitness to proceed -- procedure on finding of unfitness -- expenses -- involuntary treatment -- rulemaking authority
• § 46-14-222 — Proceedings if fitness regained
• § 46-14-223 — Prioritization of admissions
• § 46-14-301 — Commitment upon finding of not guilty by reason of lack of mental state -- hearing to determine release or discharge -- limitation on confinement
• § 46-14-302 — Discharge or release upon motion of director
• § 46-14-303 — Application for discharge or release by committed person
• § 46-14-304 — Conditional release -- revocation
• § 46-14-311 — Consideration of mental disease or disorder or developmental disability in sentencing
• § 46-14-312 — Sentence to be imposed
• § 46-14-313 — Discharge of defendant from supervision
• § 46-15-101 — Subpoenas
• § 46-15-105 — Persons imprisoned in state prison or in another county
• § 46-15-106 — Subpoenas for production of evidence
• § 46-15-107 — Service of subpoenas
• § 46-15-112 — Subpoena of witness in this state to testify in another state
• § 46-15-113 — Subpoena of witness in another state to testify in this state
• § 46-15-115 — Subpoena for witness when defendant unable to pay
• § 46-15-116 — Fees, costs, and expenses
• § 46-15-120 — Exemption from arrest and service of process
• § 46-15-201 — When depositions may be taken
• § 46-15-202 — Procedure for taking depositions
• § 46-15-204 — Use of depositions at trial
• § 46-15-320 — Interview of child under age 16
• § 46-15-322 — Disclosure by prosecution
• § 46-15-323 — Disclosure by defendant
• § 46-15-324 — Materials not subject to disclosure
• § 46-15-325 — Failure to call a witness or raise a defense
• § 46-15-326 — Use of materials
• § 46-15-327 — Continuing duty to disclose
• § 46-15-328 — Excision and protective orders
• § 46-15-329 — Sanctions
• § 46-15-330 — Investigation not to be impeded
• § 46-15-331 — Compelling testimony or production of evidence -- immunity
• § 46-15-332 — Privileged matters
• § 46-15-402 — Procedure at videotaping
• § 46-15-403 — Court order to protect privacy of victim
• § 46-15-404 — Sexual assault evidence kit collection and storage -- consent of patient -- notice to law enforcement
• § 46-15-405 — Statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system -- rulemaking
• § 46-15-406 — Notice of rights for victims of sexual assault
• § 46-15-411 — Payment for medical evidence -- alleged sexual offenses
• § 46-15-412 — Testing of sexual assault evidence kits
• § 46-15-413 — Retention and disposal of sexual assault evidence kits -- victim notification
• § 46-16-101 — Who given precedence on calendar
• § 46-16-103 — Who decides questions of law and fact
• § 46-16-104 — Plea of not guilty
• § 46-16-105 — Plea of guilty -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication
• § 46-16-106 — Time to prepare for trial
• § 46-16-110 — Right to jury trial -- waiver
• § 46-16-111 — Formation of trial jury
• § 46-16-112 — Motion to discharge jury panel
• § 46-16-114 — Examination of prospective jurors
• § 46-16-115 — Challenges for cause
• § 46-16-116 — Peremptory challenges
• § 46-16-117 — Time for challenges
• § 46-16-118 — Alternate jurors
• § 46-16-120 — Misdemeanor offenses
• § 46-16-121 — Felony offenses
• § 46-16-122 — Absence of defendant from trial
• § 46-16-123 — Absence of defendant on receiving verdict or at sentencing
• § 46-16-129 — Pretrial diversion program state special revenue account
• § 46-16-130 — Pretrial diversion
• § 46-16-131 — Justifiable use of force -- burden of proof
• § 46-16-201 — Applicability of rules of evidence and civil rules
• § 46-16-202 — Evidence on trial for treason
• § 46-16-204 — Defendant presumed innocent -- reasonable doubt
• § 46-16-211 — Who are competent witnesses
• § 46-16-212 — Competency of spouses
• § 46-16-213 — Testimony of person legally accountable
• § 46-16-215 — Use of confession
• § 46-16-220 — Child hearsay exception -- criminal proceedings
• § 46-16-221 — Testimony of third person in cases of abuse of individual with developmental disability
• § 46-16-222 — Testimony of third person in cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of incapacitated person or vulnerable adult
• § 46-16-226 — Definitions
• § 46-16-227 — Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence of defendant -- motion by prosecution or defense
• § 46-16-228 — Hearing -- procedure -- evidence that may be received -- protection for child witness
• § 46-16-229 — Order for two-way electronic audio-video communication testimony -- finding by court -- procedure for conducting testimony
• § 46-16-401 — Order of trial
• § 46-16-402 — When order may be departed from
• § 46-16-403 — Evidence insufficient to go to jury
• § 46-16-410 — Settlement of jury instructions
• § 46-16-501 — Conduct of jury during trial
• § 46-16-502 — View of relevant place or property
• § 46-16-503 — Conduct of jury after retirement -- advice from court
• § 46-16-504 — Items that may be taken into jury room
• § 46-16-505 — Activity of court during jury's absence
• § 46-16-603 — Form of verdict
• § 46-16-604 — Poll of jury
• § 46-16-605 — Verdict of not guilty -- when defendant discharged
• § 46-16-606 — Reasonable doubt as to which offense convicts only of least offense
• § 46-16-607 — Conviction of lesser included offense
• § 46-16-701 — Effect of new trial
• § 46-16-702 — Motion for a new trial
• § 46-17-102 — Record of proceedings
• § 46-17-201 — Juries in misdemeanor cases
• § 46-17-202 — Formation of trial jury for justices', municipal, and city courts
• § 46-17-203 — Plea of guilty -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication