Montana § 46-24-203 Prompt Notification To Victims And Witnesses Of Certain Offenses

Montana Statutes

§ 46-24-203 — Prompt Notification To Victims And Witnesses Of Certain Offenses

Montana § 46-24-203

Title 46CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 24TREATMENT OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

Part 2Services to Victim, Witness

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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-24-203 (2026).

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46-24-203 . Prompt notification to victims and witnesses of certain offenses.

(1)A person described in subsection (2) who provides the appropriate official with a current address and telephone number must receive prompt advance notification, if possible, of proceedings relating to the person's case, including:

(a)the arrest of an accused;

(b)the release of the accused pending judicial proceedings;

(c)the crime with which the accused has been charged, including an explanation of the elements of the offense when necessary to an understanding of the nature of the crime;

(d)proceedings in the prosecution of the accused, including entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the setting of a trial date;

(e)if the accused is convicted or pleads guilty or nolo contendere:

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46-24-203 . Prompt notification to victims and witnesses of certain offenses. (1) A person described in subsection (2) who provides the appropriate official with a current address and telephone number must receive prompt advance notification, if possible, of proceedings relating to the person's case, including:
(a) the arrest of an accused;
(b) the release of the accused pending judicial proceedings;
(c) the crime with which the accused has been charged, including an explanation of the elements of the offense when necessary to an understanding of the nature of the crime;
(d) proceedings in the prosecution of the accused, including entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the setting of a trial date;
(e) if the accused is convicted or pleads guilty or nolo contendere:
(i) the function of a presentence report;
(ii) the name, office address, and telephone number of the person preparing the report; and
(iii) the convicted person's right of access to the report, as well as the victim's right under 46-18-115 to present a statement in writing or orally at the sentencing proceeding and the convicted person's right to be present at the sentencing proceeding and to have access to the victim's statement;
(f) the date, time, and place of any sentencing hearing, the sentence imposed, and the term of imprisonment, if imposed;
(g) the right under 46-24-212 of a victim of a felony offense to receive information from the department of corrections concerning the convicted person's incarceration; and
(h) the right under 46-23-215 , 46-23-509 , or 46-23-1011 of a victim of a sexual offense, as defined in 46-23-502 , to request a sentencing order, condition of parole, or condition of probation to require the convicted person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim.
(2) A person entitled to notification under subsection (1) must be a victim or witness of a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense involving actual, threatened, or potential bodily injury to the victim, a relative of a victim or witness who is a minor, or a relative of a homicide victim.