Montana Statutes
§ 46-11-102 — Required Methods
Montana § 46-11-102
JurisdictionMontana
Title 46CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 11COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION
Part 1Methods of Commencing Prosecution
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-102 (2026).
Text
46-11-102 . Required methods.
(1)All prosecutions of offenses charged in a district court must be by indictment or information.
(2)All other prosecutions of offenses must be by complaint.
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Legislative History
En. 95-1502 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-1502; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 800, L. 1991.
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§ 46-11-101
Methods Of Commencing Prosecution§ 46-11-102
Required Methods§ 46-11-103
Through 46-11-109 Reserved§ 46-11-110
Filing Complaint§ 46-11-111
Amending Complaint§ 46-11-201
Leave To File Information§ 46-11-202
Repealed§ 46-11-203
Time For Filing Information§ 46-11-204
Repealed§ 46-11-205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§ 46-11-305
And 46-11-306 ReservedCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Montana § 46-11-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/11/46-11-102.