Montana § 46-11-201 Leave To File Information

Montana Statutes

§ 46-11-201 — Leave To File Information

Montana § 46-11-201

Title 46CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 11COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION

Part 2Filing of Information

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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-201 (2026).

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46-11-201 . Leave to file information.

(1)The prosecutor may apply directly to the district court for permission to file an information against a named defendant. If the defendant named is a district court judge, the prosecutor shall apply directly to the supreme court for leave to file the information.

(2)An application must be by affidavit supported by evidence that the judge or chief justice may require. If it appears that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed by the defendant, the judge or chief justice shall grant leave to file the information, otherwise the application is denied.

(3)When leave to file an information has been granted, a warrant or summons may issue for the defendant's arrest or appearance.

(4)When leave is granted to file an informa

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46-11-201 . Leave to file information. (1) The prosecutor may apply directly to the district court for permission to file an information against a named defendant. If the defendant named is a district court judge, the prosecutor shall apply directly to the supreme court for leave to file the information.
(2) An application must be by affidavit supported by evidence that the judge or chief justice may require. If it appears that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed by the defendant, the judge or chief justice shall grant leave to file the information, otherwise the application is denied.
(3) When leave to file an information has been granted, a warrant or summons may issue for the defendant's arrest or appearance.
(4) When leave is granted to file an information against a district court judge, the chief justice shall designate and direct a judge of the district court of another district to preside at the trial of the information and hear and determine all pleas and motions affecting the defendant under the information before and after judgment. All necessary records must be transferred to the clerk of the district court of the district in which the action arose.