1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 46
  3. CHAPTER 17
  4. Part 2
  5. 46-17-201 Juries in misdemeanor cases

Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 17. LOWER COURT PROCEEDINGS

Part 2. The Trial -- Justices' and City Courts

Juries In Misdemeanor Cases

46-17-201. Juries in misdemeanor cases. (1) The parties in a misdemeanor case are entitled to a jury of six qualified persons but may agree to a number less than six at any time before the verdict.

(2) Upon consent of the parties, a trial by jury may be waived.

History: En. 95-2004 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2004(1); amd. Sec. 215, Ch. 800, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 129, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 346, L. 1999.