State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB 33-An Act providing for trial by jury if requested by a defendant cited for a municipal civil infraction-Died in Committee
This bill allows a person charged with a municipal infraction to request a jury trial. The bill helps clarify part of Helena’s suspended smokefree law, which was faulted for not having a provision for a jury trial.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
No