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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-331

Finding indictment

(1)En. 95-1408 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; amd

(1) The grand jury shall find an indictment when all the evidence before it taken together would in its judgment warrant a conviction by a trial jury. An indictment may be found only upon the concurrence of at least eight grand jurors.

(2) If a complaint or information is pending against the defendant and eight jurors do not concur in finding an indictment, the lead juror shall report the decision to the district court judge.

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.