{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-18-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-18-205","heading":"Mandatory minimum sentences -- restrictions on deferral or suspension.","body":"(1) If the victim was less than 16 years of age, the imposition or execution of the first 30 days of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the following sections may not be deferred or suspended and the provisions of 46-18-222 do not apply to the first 30 days of the imprisonment:\n(a) 45-5-503, sexual intercourse without consent;\n(b) 45-5-504, indecent exposure;\n(c) 45-5-507, incest; or\n(d) 45-8-218, deviate sexual conduct.\n(2) Except as provided in 45-9-202 and 46-18-222, the imposition or execution of the first 2 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the following sections may not be deferred or suspended:\n(a) 45-5-103(4), mitigated deliberate homicide;\n(b) 45-5-202, aggravated assault;\n(c) 45-5-302(2), kidnapping;\n(d) 45-5-303(2), aggravated kidnapping;\n(e) 45-5-401(2), robbery;\n(f) 45-5-502(3) and (4), sexual assault;\n(g) 45-5-503(2) and (3), sexual intercourse without consent; and\n(h) 45-5-706, aggravated sex trafficking.\n(3) Except as provided in 46-18-222, the imposition or execution of the first 10 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under 45-5-102, deliberate homicide, may not be deferred or suspended.\n(4) The provisions of this section do not apply to sentences imposed pursuant to 45-5-503(4), 45-5-507(5), 45-5-601(3), 45-5-625(4), or 45-5-711.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 18. SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT","Part 2. Form of Sentence"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0050/0460-0180-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:50Z","sha256":"614e11fa60d2d7d412fbc6585324520e8660960dacddc5d6bad7514c6055a3d9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-18-204","next":"us-mt/46-18-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}