{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-7-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-7-102","heading":"Duty of court.","body":"(1) The judge shall inform the defendant:\n(a) of the charge or charges against the defendant;\n(b) of the defendant's right to counsel;\n(c) of the defendant's right to have counsel assigned by a court of record in accordance with the provisions of 46-8-101;\n(d) of the general circumstances under which the defendant may obtain pretrial release;\n(e) of the defendant's right to refuse to make a statement and the fact that any statement made by the defendant may be offered in evidence at the defendant's trial;\n(f) that conviction may result in the loss of various rights regarding firearms under state and federal law; and\n(g) of the defendant's right to a judicial determination of whether probable cause exists if the charge is made by a complaint alleging the commission of a felony.\n(2) The judge shall admit the defendant to bail as provided by law.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 7. INITIAL APPEARANCE OF ARRESTED PERSON","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0070/part_0010/section_0020/0460-0070-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:42Z","sha256":"86912dc1b67faeaf6d238bcf1b402f4c2b3ed5ac0cea1a4a7ca8a10890eb48d1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-7-101","next":"us-mt/46-7-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}