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Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-1415

Admissibility of confession or illegally seized evidence

Known as the Montana Youth Court Act

The act spans §§ 41–41 (223 sections).

En. 10-1218 by Sec. 18, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd

In a proceeding alleging a youth to be a delinquent youth:

(1) an extrajudicial statement that would be constitutionally inadmissible in a criminal matter may not be received in evidence;

(2) evidence illegally seized or obtained may not be received in evidence to establish the allegations of a petition against a youth; and

(3) an extrajudicial admission or confession made by the youth out of court is insufficient to support a finding that the youth committed the acts alleged in the petition unless it is corroborated by other evidence.

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.