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.
- § 46-17-302 — Execution of judgment
- § 46-17-303 — Deposit of fines -- collection
- § 46-17-304 — Disposition of fines for city ordinance violations when appealed
- § 46-17-311 — Appeal from justices', municipal, and city courts
- § 46-17-401 — Applicability of district court rules
- § 46-17-402 — Fees and fines -- collection
- § 46-17-403 — Jury trial
- § 46-17-404 — Appeals
- § 46-18-1001 — Definitions
- § 46-18-1002 — Home arrest -- petition -- agreement
- § 46-18-1003 — Home arrest -- conditions -- fees
- § 46-18-1004 — Home arrest -- ineligibility
- § 46-18-1005 — Home arrest -- responsibility for own living expenses -- government benefits
- § 46-18-1006 — Home arrest -- list of offenders
- § 46-18-101 — Correctional and sentencing policy
- § 46-18-102 — Rendering judgment and pronouncing sentence -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication
- § 46-18-103 — Sentence to be imposed by judge
- § 46-18-104 — Definitions
- § 46-18-105 — Community corrections facilities or programs
- § 46-18-1102 — Short title
- § 46-18-1103 — Definitions
- § 46-18-1104 — Eligibility for misdemeanor expungement
- § 46-18-1105 — Venue
- § 46-18-1106 — Notice
- § 46-18-1107 — When expungement presumed
- § 46-18-1108 — When expungement not presumed
- § 46-18-1109 — Procedure
- § 46-18-111 — Presentence investigation -- when required -- definition
- § 46-18-1110 — Expungement orders
- § 46-18-1111 — Rulemaking authority
- § 46-18-112 — Content of presentence investigation report
- § 46-18-113 — Availability of presentence investigation report
- § 46-18-115 — Sentencing hearing -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication
- § 46-18-116 — Judgment -- conflict between written judgment and oral pronouncement -- correction of factually erroneous sentence or judgment
- § 46-18-130 — Terminated
- § 46-18-131 — Terminated
- § 46-18-132 — Terminated
- § 46-18-201 — Sentences that may be imposed
- § 46-18-202 — Additional restrictions on sentence
- § 46-18-203 — Revocation of suspended or deferred sentence
- § 46-18-204 — Dismissal after deferred imposition
- § 46-18-205 — Mandatory minimum sentences -- restrictions on deferral or suspension
- § 46-18-206 — Sexual offenders -- electronic monitoring as additional condition of sentence
- § 46-18-207 — Sexual offender treatment
- § 46-18-208 — Termination of remaining portion of deferred or suspended sentence -- motion
- § 46-18-211 — When no place of imprisonment is specified
- § 46-18-212 — When no penalty is specified
- § 46-18-213 — When no penalty is specified -- felony
- § 46-18-219 — Life sentence without possibility of release
- § 46-18-220 — Sentences for certain offenses committed in official detention -- death penalty
- § 46-18-221 — Additional sentence for offenses committed with dangerous weapon
- § 46-18-222 — Exceptions to mandatory minimum sentences, restrictions on deferred imposition and suspended execution of sentence, and restrictions on parole eligibility
- § 46-18-223 — Hearing to determine application of exceptions
- § 46-18-224 — Additional sentence for offense committed while carrying a handgun loaded with armor-piercing ammunition
- § 46-18-225 — Sentencing of nonviolent felony offenders -- criteria -- alternatives to be considered -- court to state reasons for imprisonment
- § 46-18-226 — Additional sentence for forcible felony against pregnant woman
- § 46-18-227 — Short title
- § 46-18-228 — Additional sentence for offenses committed against vulnerable person
- § 46-18-230 — Legislative findings -- cost of criminal proceedings
- § 46-18-231 — Fines in felony and misdemeanor cases
- § 46-18-232 — Payment of costs by defendant
- § 46-18-233 — Fine or costs as condition on suspended or deferred sentence
- § 46-18-234 — When payment of fine or costs due
- § 46-18-235 — Disposition of money collected as fines and costs
- § 46-18-236 — (Effective July 1, 2027) Imposition of charge upon conviction or forfeiture -- administration
- § 46-18-237 — Garnishment -- report by supervising authority
- § 46-18-240 — Restitution for child of victim -- vehicular homicide while under influence -- definition
- § 46-18-241 — (Effective July 1, 2027) Condition of restitution -- interest
- § 46-18-242 — Investigation and report of victim's loss
- § 46-18-243 — Definitions
- § 46-18-244 — Type and time of payment -- defenses -- ensuring payment
- § 46-18-245 — Supervision of payment
- § 46-18-246 — Waiver or modification of payment
- § 46-18-247 — Default
- § 46-18-248 — Rights of state for crime victims compensation and assistance -- exception
- § 46-18-249 — Civil actions by victim
- § 46-18-250 — (Effective July 1, 2027) Victim's location unknown -- payments to restitution fund -- use of restitution fund
- § 46-18-251 — (Effective July 1, 2027) Allocation of fines, costs, restitution, interest, and other charges
- § 46-18-255 — Sentence on conviction -- restriction on employment and residency
- § 46-18-256 — Sexually transmitted disease testing -- test procedure
- § 46-18-261 — Recovery of suppression and investigation expenses for fires caused by arson
- § 46-18-301 — Hearing on imposition of death penalty
- § 46-18-302 — Evidence that may be received
- § 46-18-303 — Aggravating circumstances
- § 46-18-304 — Mitigating circumstances
- § 46-18-305 — Effect of aggravating and mitigating circumstances
- § 46-18-306 — Specific written findings of fact
- § 46-18-307 — Automatic review of sentence
- § 46-18-308 — Time for review -- consolidation with appeal
- § 46-18-309 — Transmission of transcript and record of trial
- § 46-18-310 — Supreme court's determination as to sentence
- § 46-18-401 — Consecutive sentences
- § 46-18-402 — Credit for time served
- § 46-18-403 — Credit for incarceration prior to sentencing
- § 46-18-502 — Sentencing of persistent felony offender
- § 46-18-601 — Judgment in writing -- lien
- § 46-18-603 — Disposition of fines and forfeitures
- § 46-18-608 — Motion to vacate conviction -- human trafficking victims
- § 46-18-701 — Limited release during employment hours
- § 46-18-702 — Disposition of prisoner's earnings
- § 46-18-703 — Transfer to another county
- § 46-18-704 — Reduction of sentence
- § 46-18-705 — Effect of violation of conditions
- § 46-18-801 — Effect of conviction -- civil disabilities
- § 46-18-901 — Review division of supreme court -- review of sentences
- § 46-18-902 — Interested judge not to act
- § 46-18-903 — Application for review
- § 46-18-904 — Procedure upon review
- § 46-18-905 — Decision -- finality, report of
- § 46-19-101 — Commitment of defendant -- transfer of information in possession of sheriff -- notification to court of delay
- § 46-19-102 — Execution of judgment
- § 46-19-103 — Execution of death sentence
- § 46-19-201 — When and how mental fitness of defendant determined
- § 46-19-202 — Proceedings following determination regarding fitness
- § 46-19-203 — Procedure for determining if woman is pregnant
- § 46-19-204 — Proceedings following determination regarding pregnancy
- § 46-19-301 — Western Interstate Corrections Compact -- contents
- § 46-19-302 — Effectuation of purposes of compact
- § 46-19-303 — Power of governor to enter into contracts
- § 46-19-304 — Commitment or transfer of inmate to institution outside of state
- § 46-19-305 — Hearings requested by other states
- § 46-19-401 — Compact adopted -- text
- § 46-19-402 — Effectuation of purposes of compact
- § 46-2-101 — State criminal jurisdiction
- § 46-2-201 — Jurisdiction of the district court
- § 46-2-202 — Jurisdiction of justices' courts
- § 46-2-203 — Jurisdiction of city courts
- § 46-2-204 — Jurisdiction of municipal courts
- § 46-20-101 — Single method of review in criminal cases
- § 46-20-102 — Superseded
- § 46-20-103 — Scope of appeal by state
- § 46-20-104 — Scope of appeal by defendant
- § 46-20-105 — Appeal by one codefendant
- § 46-20-201 — Superseded
- § 46-20-202 — Superseded
- § 46-20-203 — Superseded
- § 46-20-204 — Stay of execution and relief pending appeal
- § 46-20-205 — Effect of an appeal by the state
- § 46-20-301 — Superseded
- § 46-20-302 — Superseded
- § 46-20-303 — Superseded
- § 46-20-304 — Superseded
- § 46-20-305 — Superseded
- § 46-20-306 — Superseded
- § 46-20-311 — Superseded
- § 46-20-312 — Superseded
- § 46-20-313 — Superseded
- § 46-20-314 — Superseded
- § 46-20-315 — Superseded
- § 46-20-316 — Superseded
- § 46-20-317 — Superseded
- § 46-20-318 — Superseded
- § 46-20-319 — Superseded
- § 46-20-401 — Superseded
- § 46-20-402 — Superseded
- § 46-20-403 — Superseded
- § 46-20-404 — Superseded
- § 46-20-405 — Superseded
- § 46-20-406 — Superseded
- § 46-20-407 — Superseded
- § 46-20-408 — Superseded
- § 46-20-409 — Superseded
- § 46-20-410 — Superseded
- § 46-20-501 — Superseded
- § 46-20-502 — Superseded
- § 46-20-503 — Superseded
- § 46-20-504 — Superseded
- § 46-20-511 — Superseded
- § 46-20-512 — Superseded
- § 46-20-513 — Superseded
- § 46-20-601 — Superseded
- § 46-20-602 — Superseded
- § 46-20-603 — Superseded
- § 46-20-604 — Superseded
- § 46-20-701 — Elements of record court considers on review -- errors noticed
- § 46-20-703 — Action reviewing court may take
- § 46-20-704 — Superseded
- § 46-20-705 — Superseded
- § 46-20-706 — Termination of appeal -- remand
- § 46-20-707 — Discharge of defendant on reversal of judgment
- § 46-21-101 — When validity of sentence may be challenged
- § 46-21-102 — When petition may be filed
- § 46-21-103 — Commencement of proceedings
- § 46-21-104 — Contents of petition
- § 46-21-105 — Amendment of petition -- waiver of grounds for relief
- § 46-21-110 — Petition for DNA testing
- § 46-21-111 — Preservation and disposal of biological evidence obtained in criminal proceeding
- § 46-21-201 — Proceedings on petition
- § 46-21-202 — Record of proceedings
- § 46-21-203 — Review
- § 46-22-101 — Applicability of writ of habeas corpus
- § 46-22-102 — No release for technical defects
- § 46-22-103 — Writ for purpose of bail
- § 46-22-201 — Application for writ of habeas corpus
- § 46-22-202 — Granting writ of habeas corpus
- § 46-22-203 — Writ granted without delay
- § 46-22-204 — Writ and process may issue at any time
- § 46-22-205 — Form of writ
- § 46-22-206 — Service of writ
- § 46-22-301 — Return of service