5-5-415. Service -- how made. The service must be made upon the defendant personally, or if the defendant cannot upon diligent inquiry be found within the state, the senate, upon proof of that fact, may order publication to be made, in the manner that it considers proper, of a notice requiring the defendant to appear at a specified time and place and answer the articles of impeachment.
History: En. Sec. 1505, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8977, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11673, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 741; re-en. Sec. 11673, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-5406, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-2806 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2806; amd. Sec. 237, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
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