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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-1121

Public disclosure required

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(1) If the commission finds good cause to order a hearing pursuant to 3-1-1106 (2), the commission must allow public access to:

(a) all papers pertaining to each finding of good cause, including charges that are later determined not to be grounds for recommending retirement or disciplinary action to the supreme court;

(b) the proceedings in which the commission or masters hear the charges against a judge; and

(c) all transcripts or recordings of proceedings before the commission or masters pertaining to the matters described in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b).

(2) A complaint must be made public on request by a member of the public 12 years after dismissal.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.