Montana Statutes
§ 46-12-203 — Time Allowed To Answer
Montana § 46-12-203
JurisdictionMontana
Title 46CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 12ARRAIGNMENT OF DEFENDANT
Part 2Procedure on Arraignment
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 46-12-203 (2026).
Text
46-12-203 . Time allowed to answer. If on the arraignment the defendant requires it, the defendant must be allowed a reasonable time, not less than 1 day, to answer or otherwise plead to the indictment, information, or complaint. The answer may include appropriate pretrial motions.
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Legislative History
En. 95-1607 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-1607; amd. Sec. 1750, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 46-12-101
Repealed§ 46-12-102
Place Of Arraignment§ 46-12-103
Repealed§ 46-12-104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§ 46-12-202
Renumbered 46-12-210§ 46-12-203
Time Allowed To Answer§ 46-12-204
Plea Alternatives§ 46-12-205
Record Of Arraignment§ 46-12-206
Renumbered 46-12-213§ 46-12-207
Through 46-12-209 Reserved§ 46-12-210
Advice To Defendant§ 46-12-212
Determining Accuracy Of PleaCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Montana § 46-12-203, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/12/46-12-203.