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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-13-402 (2026)

Effect Of Order To Dismiss

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  4. Part 4
  5. 46-13-402 Effect of order to dismiss

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 13. PRETRIAL MOTIONS

Part 4. Motion for Dismissal

Effect Of Order To Dismiss

46-13-402. Effect of order to dismiss. If the court directs the action to be dismissed, the defendant must, if in custody, be discharged and, if admitted to bail, have bail exonerated or money deposited instead of bail refunded to the defendant.

History: En. 95-1706 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-1706(2); amd. Sec. 179, Ch. 800, L. 1991; Sec. 46-13-106, MCA 1989; redes. 46-13-402 by Code Commissioner, 1991.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: State ex rel. Torres v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 877 P.2d 1008 (Mont. 1994).
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State ex rel. Torres v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 877 P.2d 1008 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 2× “That section has since been amended, is now renumbered § 46-13-402, MCA, in both the 1991 and 1993 codes and provides that: Effect of order to dismiss.”
State v. Strobel, 885 P.2d 503 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 3× “Section 46-13-402, MCA. Strobel has not provided persuasive authority for her contention that a dismissal under § 46-11-203(2), MCA, is with prejudice.”
Deangelo v. Souza., 520 P.3d 253 (Haw. 2022). “12(5); Mont. Code Ann. § 46-13-402 . 11 *** FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER *** No court, federal or state, has interpreted the “specified time” language to mandate a fixed maximum time in all cases.”
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