Montana § 26-2-508 Witnesses For State, County, Or Public Defender -- Advance Payment Not Required

Montana Statutes

§ 26-2-508 — Witnesses For State, County, Or Public Defender -- Advance Payment Not Required

Montana·Title 26 EVIDENCE·Ch. 2 SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES·Part 5 Witness Fees

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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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.