Montana § 46-18-903 - Application For Review
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 46-18-903 — Application For Review, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-18-903. Application For Review
Application for review. (1) A person sentenced to a term of 1 year or more in the state prison or to the custody of the department of corrections by a court of competent jurisdiction may within 60 days from the date the sentence was imposed, except in a case in which a different sentence could not have been imposed, file with the clerk of the district court in the county in which judgment was rendered an application for review of the sentence by the review division. Upon imposition of the sentence, the clerk shall give written notice to the person sentenced and to the person's counsel of the right to make a request. The notice must include a statement that review of the sentence may result in a decrease or increase of the sentence within limits fixed by law. (2) The clerk shall transmit the application to the review division and shall notify the judge who imposed the sentence, the county attorney of the county in which the sentence was imposed, and the person's counsel of record. The judge may transmit to the review division a statement of the judge's reasons for imposing the sentence and shall transmit the statement within 7 days if requested to do so by the review division. (3) The review division may for cause shown consider any late request for review of sentence and may grant or deny the request. (4) The filing of an application for review may not stay the execution of the sentence.
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 46-18-903 cover?
Section 46-18-903 ("Application For Review") 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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