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  2. TITLE 5
  3. CHAPTER 5
  4. Part 1
  5. 5-5-109 Contempt -- misdemeanor

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER 5. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES

Part 1. Legislature Investigative Powers

Contempt -- Misdemeanor

5-5-109. Contempt -- misdemeanor. (1) If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, the senate or house may, by resolution entered on the journal, commit the witness for contempt.

(2) If a person compelled to produce records under 5-5-107(3) neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena, the senate or house may, by resolution entered on the journal, commit the witness for contempt.

(3) A person who neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in 46-18-212.

History: En. Sec. 262, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 97, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 302; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-403; amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 687, L. 2023; Sec. 5-5-103, MCA 2021; redes. 5-5-109 by Code Commissioner, 2023.