{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-10-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-10-204","heading":"Record of preliminary examination.","body":"(1) The testimony of each witness must be taken by a court-appointed stenographer upon demand by the county attorney, the defendant, or the defendant's counsel.\n(2) After concluding the proceeding, if the judge holds the defendant to answer a charge, the judge shall transmit immediately to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense all papers in the proceeding and any bail taken by the judge.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 10. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION","Part 2. Procedure at Preliminary Examination"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0100/part_0020/section_0040/0460-0100-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:44Z","sha256":"c647ab466b3151367d93ba05a9e4d4633604857c3390ff21436c7556a1e7de36","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-10-203","next":"us-mt/46-11-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}