5-5-414. Time of hearing -- service of defendant. (1) The senate must assign a day for the hearing of the impeachment and inform the house of representatives thereof.
(2) The president of the senate must cause a copy of the articles of impeachment, with a notice to appear and answer the same at the time and place appointed, to be served on the defendant not less than 10 days before the day fixed for the hearing.
History: En. Sec. 1504, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8976, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11672, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 740; re-en. Sec. 11672, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-5405, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-2805 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2805.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures
5-5-401. Officers liable to impeachment
5-5-402. Sole power of impeachment
5-5-403. Trial of impeachments
5-5-404. Officers of the court
5-5-405. through 5-5-410 reserved
5-5-411. Articles of impeachment
5-5-412. Delivery of articles to senate
5-5-413. Suspension pending trial -- filling vacancy
5-5-414. Time of hearing -- service of defendant
5-5-417. Proceedings on failure to appear
5-5-418. Counsel may be appointed
5-5-419. Defendant's objection or answer
5-5-420. Overrule of objection -- defendant's plea
5-5-421. Two-thirds vote necessary to conviction
5-5-422. Judgment on conviction -- how pronounced
5-5-423. Judgment on conviction -- how finalized
5-5-424. through 5-5-430 reserved