{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-15-115","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-15-115","heading":"Subpoena for witness when defendant unable to pay.","body":"(1) The court shall order at any time that a subpoena be issued for service on a named witness upon the ex parte application of a defendant acting pro se and upon a satisfactory showing that the defendant is financially unable to pay the costs incurred for the witness and that the presence of the witness is necessary to an adequate defense.\n(2) If a defendant is indigent but is acting pro se and is not represented by a public defender, as defined in 47-1-103, a court order must be obtained if more than six witnesses are to be subpoenaed.\n(3) If the defendant is represented by a public defender, as defined in 47-1-103, witness costs must be paid by the office of state public defender as provided for in 47-1-119.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15. PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE","Part 1. Subpoenas and Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0150/0460-0150-0010-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:47Z","sha256":"4df86cc5b78f20e2967529cce156f8c0a300c6c2ddd0dd46c0bdb28d27820575","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-15-114","next":"us-mt/46-15-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}