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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-102 (2026)

Required Methods

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  5. 46-11-102 Required methods

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 11. COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION

Part 1. Methods of Commencing Prosecution

Required Methods

46-11-102. Required methods. (1) All prosecutions of offenses charged in a district court must be by indictment or information.

(2) All other prosecutions of offenses must be by complaint.

History: En. 95-1502 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-1502; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 800, L. 1991.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: State v. Allum, 2005 MT 150 (Mont. 2005).
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State v. Allum, 2005 MT 150 (Mont. 2005). · cites it 14× “Allum argues that § 46-11-102, MCA, and § 46-11-110, MCA, require the State to file a sworn complaint at the commencement of a prosecution.”
State v. Ditton, 2009 MT 57 (Mont. 2009). · cites it 8× “Allum argues that § 46-11-102, MCA, and § 46-11-110, MCA, require the State to file a sworn complaint at the commencement of a prosecution.”
State v. Woods, 662 P.2d 579 (Mont. 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 46-11-102 simply provides in part that all offenses triable in District Court must be by indictment or information.”
State v. Strobel, 885 P.2d 503 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 6× “Section 46-11-102, MCA. 3 A justice court has jurisdiction to act as an examining and committing court in cases involving felony offenses, such as the one with which Strobe1 was charged.”
H. Leal De La Hoz v. J. Kowalski (Mont. 2022). · cites it 3× “Section 46-11-102(1), MCA ("All prosecutions of offenses charged in a district court must be by indictment or information.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-102(1) — 1 case
H. Leal De La Hoz v. J. Kowalski (Mont. 2022). “Section 46-11-102(1), MCA ("All prosecutions of offenses charged in a district court must be by indictment or information.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-102(2) — 1 case
State v. Allum, 2005 MT 150 (Mont. 2005). “Allum argues that § 46-11-102, MCA, and § 46-11-110, MCA, require the State to file a sworn complaint at the commencement of a prosecution.”
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