{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-24-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-24-203","heading":"Prompt notification to victims and witnesses of certain offenses.","body":"(1) A person described in subsection (2) who provides the appropriate official with a current address and telephone number must receive prompt advance notification, if possible, of proceedings relating to the person's case, including:\n(a) the arrest of an accused;\n(b) the release of the accused pending judicial proceedings;\n(c) the crime with which the accused has been charged, including an explanation of the elements of the offense when necessary to an understanding of the nature of the crime;\n(d) proceedings in the prosecution of the accused, including entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the setting of a trial date;\n(e) if the accused is convicted or pleads guilty or nolo contendere:\n(i) the function of a presentence report;\n(ii) the name, office address, and telephone number of the person preparing the report; and\n(iii) the convicted person's right of access to the report, as well as the victim's right under 46-18-115 to present a statement in writing or orally at the sentencing proceeding and the convicted person's right to be present at the sentencing proceeding and to have access to the victim's statement;\n(f) the date, time, and place of any sentencing hearing, the sentence imposed, and the term of imprisonment, if imposed;\n(g) the right under 46-24-212 of a victim of a felony offense to receive information from the department of corrections concerning the convicted person's incarceration; and\n(h) the right under 46-23-215, 46-23-509, or 46-23-1011 of a victim of a sexual offense, as defined in 46-23-502, to request a sentencing order, condition of parole, or condition of probation to require the convicted person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim.\n(2) A person entitled to notification under subsection (1) must be a victim or witness of a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense involving actual, threatened, or potential bodily injury to the victim, a relative of a victim or witness who is a minor, or a relative of a homicide victim.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 24. TREATMENT OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES","Part 2. Services to Victim, Witness"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0240/part_0020/section_0030/0460-0240-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:58Z","sha256":"07b803d219f53ef111485b9fd9000c6eb71f5d5fc5348c05f20ea92a686eafa5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-24-202","next":"us-mt/46-24-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}