{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-5-109","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-5-109","heading":"Contempt -- misdemeanor.","body":"(1) If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for criminal contempt as provided in 5-5-113.\n(2) If a person compelled to produce records under 5-5-107(3) neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena before either house of the legislature, a committee of either house, a committee established under legislative rules, or a statutory committee or an interim committee, the senate or house may commit the witness for contempt as provided in 5-5-113.\n(3) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) as determined by the senate or the house pursuant to 5-5-113 is guilty of criminal contempt of the legislature as provided in 45-7-313.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 5. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES","Part 1. Legislature Investigative Powers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0090/0050-0050-0010-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:52Z","sha256":"a5ad8923626869b9ac2e408fa90fc3e6822e81ee0ec66e02e5c9074ae28470a8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-5-108","next":"us-mt/5-5-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}