Montana Statutes
§ 53-21-140 — Use Of Electronic Audio-Video Communication
Montana·Title 53 SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS·Ch. 21 MENTALLY ILL·Part 1 Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill
53-21-140 . Use of electronic audio-video communication.
(1)A respondent's right to be present at a hearing, as provided in 53-21-115 (2) and 53-21-116 , is satisfied by:
(a)the respondent's physical appearance before the court; or
(b)in the discretion of the court, by electronic audio-video communication.
(2)For purposes of this chapter:
(a)electronic audio-video communication must allow all participants to be observed and heard simultaneously; and
(b)a hearing that is conducted by the use of electronic audio-video communication, allowing all of the participants to be observed and heard simultaneously, is considered to be a hearing in open court.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 212, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 609, L. 2025.
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And 53-21-1009 Reserved§ 53-21-101
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