HB415

Montana HB415 revises bail laws, limiting a judge's ability to provide bail to defendants on a warrant from another jurisdiction.

Montana HB415 amends Section 46-9-201 of the Montana Code Annotated to revise who a judge may admit to bail. It specifies that a judge may admit to bail any defendant properly appearing before the judge in a bail proceeding unless the defendant is on a warrant from another jurisdiction. The bill also states that bail must be continued when bound over to any court or judge having jurisdiction of the offense charged, with the ability to increase, reduce, or substitute bail unless the defendant is on a warrant from another jurisdiction.