Montana § 46-12-212 Determining Accuracy Of Plea

Montana Statutes

§ 46-12-212 — Determining Accuracy Of Plea

Montana § 46-12-212

Title 46CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 12ARRAIGNMENT OF DEFENDANT

Part 2Procedure on Arraignment

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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-12-212 (2026).

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46-12-212 . Determining accuracy of plea.

(1)The court may not accept a guilty plea without determining that there is a factual basis for the plea in charges of felonies or misdemeanors resulting in incarceration.

(2)A defendant who is unwilling to admit to any element of the offense that would provide a factual basis for a plea of guilty may, with the consent of the court, enter a plea of guilty or may, with the consent of the court and the prosecutor, enter a plea of nolo contendere to the offense if the defendant considers the plea to be in the defendant's best interest and the court determines that there is a factual basis for the plea.

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46-12-212 . Determining accuracy of plea. (1) The court may not accept a guilty plea without determining that there is a factual basis for the plea in charges of felonies or misdemeanors resulting in incarceration.
(2) A defendant who is unwilling to admit to any element of the offense that would provide a factual basis for a plea of guilty may, with the consent of the court, enter a plea of guilty or may, with the consent of the court and the prosecutor, enter a plea of nolo contendere to the offense if the defendant considers the plea to be in the defendant's best interest and the court determines that there is a factual basis for the plea.