Montana § 53-21-140 Use Of Electronic Audio-Video Communication

Montana Statutes

§ 53-21-140 — Use Of Electronic Audio-Video Communication

Montana § 53-21-140

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 21MENTALLY ILL

Part 1Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-140 (2026).

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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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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.