{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-16-212","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-16-212","heading":"Competency of spouses.","body":"(1) Neither spouse may testify to the communications or conversations between spouses that occur during their marriage unless:\n(a) consent of the defendant-spouse is obtained;\n(b) the defendant-spouse has been charged with an act of criminal violence against the other; or\n(c) the defendant-spouse has been charged with abuse, abandonment, or neglect of the other spouse or either spouse's children.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), a spouse is a competent witness for or against the other spouse.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 16. TRIAL","Part 2. Rules of Evidence for Criminal Cases"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0120/0460-0160-0020-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:48Z","sha256":"8f6b4effe52664713d85c6adc1495773ef64c3e497d1cfbfe3d36d35f64d8bf1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-16-211","next":"us-mt/46-16-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}