{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-16-227","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-16-227","heading":"Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence of defendant -- motion by prosecution or defense.","body":"Upon a motion by the prosecution or defense if the defense intends to call a child witness other than the victim in its case in chief, a court shall conduct a hearing to consider whether the testimony of a child witness may be taken outside the presence of the defendant and communicated to the courtroom by two-way electronic audio-video communication.","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_0270/0460-0160-0020-0270.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:49Z","sha256":"676e4d3499fd763a2ff86a432b8db5b8c697c692795f749c993c47e2219622b6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-16-226","next":"us-mt/46-16-228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}