{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-5-417","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-5-417","heading":"Proceedings on failure to appear.","body":"If the defendant does not appear, the senate, upon proof of service or publication as provided in 5-5-414 and 5-5-415, may of its own motion or for cause shown assign another day for hearing the impeachment or may proceed in the absence of the defendant to trial and judgment.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 5. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES","Part 4. Impeachment"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0170/0050-0050-0040-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:54Z","sha256":"8dfdbabaccfd6ef739bbff262b761a293caff69d524acbce0e8d41f2fe78c2ad","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-5-416","next":"us-mt/5-5-418"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}