Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB444: Generally revise criminal procedure laws
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising criminal procedure laws; requiring a search warrant to be exhibited to a known lawful occupant of a property to be searched; amending section 46-5-227, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAWS; REQUIRING A SEARCH WARRANT TO BE EXHIBITED TO A KNOWN LAWFUL OCCUPANT OF A PROPERTY TO BE SEARCHED; AMENDING SECTION 46-5-227, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 46-5-227, MCA, is amended to read: "46-5-227. Service and return of search warrant. Service of a search warrant is made by exhibiting the original warrant or a duplicate original warrant at the place to be searched, or to the person to be searched, or to a known lawful occupant of a property to be searched. The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property is taken a copy of the search warrant and a receipt for the property taken or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property was taken. Failure to leave a copy and receipt may not render the property seized inadmissible at trial." Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 444 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, SB 444, originated in the Senate. ___________________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ___________________________________________ President of the Senate Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House Signed …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Baum, Denise (D, 45)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure
Common questions
- What is SB444?
- SB444 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise criminal procedure laws.
- What does SB444 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising criminal procedure laws; requiring a search warrant to be exhibited to a known lawful occupant of a property to be searched; amending section 46-5-227, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB444?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB444?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB444?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3229
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