Montana Statutes
§ 26-2-508 — Witnesses For State, County, Or Public Defender -- Advance Payment Not Required
Montana § 26-2-508
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 26-2-508 (2026).
Text
26-2-508 . Witnesses for state, county, or public defender -- advance payment not required. The attorney general, any county attorney, or any public defender, as defined in 47-1-103 , is authorized to cause subpoenas to be issued and compel the attendance of witnesses without paying or tendering fees in advance to either officers or witnesses. A witness refusing to or failing to attend, after being served with a subpoena, may be proceeded against and is liable in the same manner as is provided by law in other cases where fees have been tendered or paid.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 4620, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3153, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4902, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4902, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 25-218; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 449, L. 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 26-2-101
Subpoena Defined§ 26-2-102
Issuance Of Subpoena§ 26-2-103
Service Of Subpoena On Concealed Witness§ 26-2-104
Disobedience -- How Punished§ 26-2-105
Disobedience -- Civil Damages§ 26-2-107
Contents Of Warrant -- Execution§ 26-2-108
Through 26-2-110 Reserved§ 26-2-111
Time During Which Subpoena Is Effective§ 26-2-202
Motion And Affidavit Required§ 26-2-302
Witness Required To Answer Questions§ 26-2-303
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 26-2-508, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/2/26-2-508.