46-16-227. Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence of defendant -- motion by prosecution or defense, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 16. TRIAL

Part 2. Rules of Evidence for Criminal Cases

Raising Issue Of Testimony Of Child Witness Outside Presence Of Defendant -- Motion By Prosecution Or Defense

46-16-227. Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence of defendant -- motion by prosecution or defense. Upon a motion by the prosecution or defense if the defense intends to call a child witness other than the victim in its case in chief, a court shall conduct a hearing to consider whether the testimony of a child witness may be taken outside the presence of the defendant and communicated to the courtroom by two-way electronic audio-video communication.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 488, L. 2007.