Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB429: Generally revise laws related to determination and restoration of fitness in criminal proceedings
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to determination and restoration of fitness in criminal proceedings; revising what acts or omissions may be contempt; providing commitment procedures for examination; providing procedures for the involuntary administration of medication; revising provisions for payment of commitment expenses; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 3-1-501, 3-5-901, 3-10-402, 3-11-303, 46-14-202, 46-14-206, and 46-14-221, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DETERMINATION AND RESTORATION OF FITNESS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; REVISING WHAT ACTS OR OMISSIONS MAY BE CONTEMPT; PROVIDING COMMITMENT PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINATION; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR THE INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION; REVISING PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF COMMITMENT EXPENSES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1-501, 3-5-901, 3-10-402, 3-11-303, 46-14-202, 46-14-206, AND 46-14-221, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 3-1-501, MCA, is amended to read: "3-1-501. What acts or omissions are contempts -- civil and criminal contempt. (1) The following acts or omissions in respect to a court of justice or proceedings in a court of justice are contempts of the authority of the court: (a) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the judge while holding the court tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding; (b) a breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding; (c) misbehavior in office or other willful neglect or violation of duty by an attorney, counsel, clerk, sheriff, coroner, or other person appointed or elected to perform a judicial or ministerial service; (d) deceit or abuse of the process or proceedings of the court by a party to an action or special proceeding; (e) disobedience of any lawful …