Montana § 46-18-1104 - Eligibility For Misdemeanor Expungement
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 46-18-1104 — Eligibility For Misdemeanor Expungement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-18-1104. Eligibility For Misdemeanor Expungement
Eligibility for misdemeanor expungement. (1) A person convicted of one or more misdemeanor offenses, whether in one court or multiple courts and whether in one case or multiple cases, and who has not had the person's records expunged under this part previously, may petition a district court for an order requiring the expungement of all records of arrest, investigation, and detention, if any, and any court proceedings that may have been held related to the misdemeanor offense or offenses. (2) A person may petition for expungement pursuant to this part no more than one time during the person's life. (3) A person submitting a petition for expungement under this part must be fingerprinted for purposes of validating the person's identity.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-18-1104 ("Eligibility For Misdemeanor Expungement") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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