Montana § 5-5-109 Contempt -- Misdemeanor

Montana Statutes

§ 5-5-109 — Contempt -- Misdemeanor

Montana § 5-5-109

Title 5LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Ch. 5LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES

Part 1Legislature Investigative Powers

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 5-5-109 (2026).

Text

5-5-109 . Contempt -- misdemeanor.

(1)If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for criminal contempt as provided in 5-5-113 .

(2)If a person compelled to produce records under 5-5-107 (3) neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for contempt as provided in 5-5-113 .

(3)A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) as det

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5-5-109 . Contempt -- misdemeanor. (1) If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for criminal contempt as provided in 5-5-113 .
(2) If a person compelled to produce records under 5-5-107 (3) neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for contempt as provided in 5-5-113 .
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) as determined by the senate or the house pursuant to 5-5-113 is guilty of criminal contempt of the legislature as provided in 45-7-313 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 262, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 97, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 302; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-403; amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 687, L. 2023; Sec. 5-5-103, MCA 2021; redes. 5-5-109 by Code Commissioner, 2023; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 405, L. 2025.