Montana § 5-5-416 - Senate To Be Sworn
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 5-5-416 — Senate To Be Sworn, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-5-416. Senate To Be Sworn
Senate to be sworn. (1) At the time and place appointed and before the senate proceeds to act on the impeachment, the secretary must administer to the president of the senate, and the president of the senate to each of the members of the senate then present, an oath truly and impartially to hear, try, and determine the impeachment. (2) No member of the senate can act or vote upon the impeachment or upon any question arising thereon without having taken such oath.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-5-416 ("Senate To Be Sworn") 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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