Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 45. CRIMES

CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Part 7. Human Trafficking

Evidence In Cases Of Sex Trafficking, Aggravated Sex Trafficking, Or Child Sex Trafficking

45-5-712. Evidence in cases of sex trafficking, aggravated sex trafficking, or child sex trafficking. (1) In a case that involves a question of whether a place is a house of prostitution, evidence of the following, in addition to all other admissible evidence, is admissible:

(a) the general reputation of the place;

(b) the reputations of the place's residents and the nonresidents who frequent the place; and

(c) the frequency, timing, and duration of visits by nonresidents.

(2) Testimony of a person against the person's spouse is admissible under 45-5-702, 45-5-706, or 45-5-711.

History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 167, L. 2023.