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MT Code § 27-30-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 30. Nuisances|Part 2. Public Nuisances|27-30-203. When private person may maintain action for public nuisance

  27-30-203. When private person may maintain action for public nuisance. A private person may maintain an action for a public nuisance if it is specially injurious to that person, but not otherwise.   History: En. Sec. 4573, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6171, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8651, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3493; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1958; re-en. Sec. 8651, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 57-110; amd. Sec. 736, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-30-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 30. Nuisances|Part 2. Public Nuisances|27-30-204. Abatement of public nuisance by public body or officer or injured party

  27-30-204. Abatement of public nuisance by public body or officer or injured party. A public nuisance may be abated by any public body or officer authorized by law. A person may abate a public nuisance that is specially injurious to that person by removing or, if necessary, destroying the thing that constitutes the nuisance without committing a breach of the peace or doing unnecessary injury.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 4574, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6172, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8652, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3494; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1959; re-en. Sec. 8652, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 57-111, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4575, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6173, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8653, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3495; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1960; re-en. Sec. 8653, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 57-112, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 57-111, 57-112; amd. Sec. 737, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-30-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 30. Nuisances|Part 3. Private Nuisances|27-30-301. Remedies for private nuisances

  27-30-301. Remedies for private nuisances. The remedies against a private nuisance are:   (1) a civil action; or   (2) abatement.   History: En. Sec. 4590, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6174, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8654, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3501; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1961; re-en. Sec. 8654, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 57-113.
MT Code § 27-30-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 30. Nuisances|Part 3. Private Nuisances|27-30-302. Abatement of private nuisance by injured party

  27-30-302. Abatement of private nuisance by injured party. A person injured by a private nuisance may abate it by removing or, if necessary, destroying the thing that constitutes the nuisance without committing a breach of the peace or doing unnecessary injury. When a private nuisance results from a mere omission of the wrongdoer and cannot be abated without entering upon the wrongdoer's land, reasonable notice must be given to the wrongdoer before entering to abate the nuisance.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 4591, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6175, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8655, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3502; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1962; re-en. Sec. 8655, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 57-114, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4592, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6176, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8656, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3503; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1963; re-en. Sec. 8656, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 57-115, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 57-114, 57-115; amd. Sec. 738, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-31-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 1. General Provisions|27-31-101. Petition for change of name of natural person

  27-31-101. Petition for change of name of natural person. All applications for change of names must be made to the district court of the county where the person whose name is proposed to be changed resides, by petition signed by the person and, if the person is under 18 years of age, by one of the person's parents, if living, or if both are dead, then by the person's guardian, and if there is no guardian, then by some near relative or friend. The petition must specify the place of birth and residence of the person, the person's present name, the name proposed, and the reason for the change of name and must, if neither parent of the person is living, name as far as known to the petitioner the near relatives of the person and their place of residence.   History: En. Sec. 2261, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7361, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 39, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9964, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9964, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 240, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-2(part); amd. Sec. 739, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-31-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 1. General Provisions|27-31-102. Petition for change of name of nonprofit corporation

  27-31-102. Petition for change of name of nonprofit corporation. Any religious, benevolent, literary, or scientific corporation or any corporation bearing or using or being known by the name of any benevolent or charitable order or society may by petition apply to the district court of the county in which its articles of incorporation were originally filed or in which its property is situated for a change of its corporate name. Such petition must be signed by a majority of the directors or trustees of the corporation and must specify the date of the formation of the corporation, the name proposed, and the reason for the change of name. Upon the filing of the petition, the same procedure shall be followed as upon applications for changes of names of natural persons.   History: En. Sec. 2261, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7361, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 39, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9964, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9964, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 240, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-2(part); amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 12, L. 1979.
MT Code § 27-31-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 1. General Provisions|27-31-103. District court jurisdiction

  27-31-103. District court jurisdiction. Applications for change of names must be heard and determined by the district court.   History: En. Sec. 2260, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7360, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9963, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9963, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-1.
MT Code § 27-31-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 2. Procedure|27-31-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice -- safety

  27-31-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice -- safety. (1) When a petition setting out the matters contained in 27-31-101 or 27-31-102 is filed, the court or judge may appoint a time for hearing the petition. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), notice of the time and place of hearing the petition must be published for 4 successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county, if a newspaper is printed in the county. If a newspaper is not printed in the county, a copy of the notice must be posted in at least three public places in the county for 4 successive weeks.  (2) Publication is not required for a change of name of a minor under 27-31-101 if both parents and all legal guardians consent in writing.   (3) The court may allow a petition to proceed on a sealed-record basis when probable cause is shown that the safety of the petitioner is at risk and the judge is satisfied that the petitioner is not attempting to avoid debt or to hide a criminal record. The request to proceed on a sealed-record basis must be set forth in the petition. All papers and records pertaining to the sealed-record petition must be kept as a permanent record of the court and withheld from inspection unless the judge denies the request to proceed on a sealed-record basis. Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), a person, other than the petitioner, may not have access to the records except for good cause shown and on order of the judge of the court in which the petition was granted.   (4) When a petitioner is committed to or under the supervision of the department of corrections or is incarcerated in a state prison as defined in 53-30-101, the petitioner shall serve the petition on the department. A court shall provide reasonable opportunity for the department to appear and provide a response to the petition.   (5) If the court grants a petition filed by a person committed to or under the supervision of the department of corrections or incarcerated in a state prison as defined in 53-30-101, the court shall authorize the department of corrections and the department of justice to maintain and disseminate the petitioner's records in a manner that ensures performance of duties required by offender registration statutes, testing and collection of biological samples, victim notification, or other disclosures or notices required by law.   History: En. Sec. 2262, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7362, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 9965, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9965, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-3; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 278, L. 2021.
MT Code § 27-31-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 2. Procedure|27-31-202. Filing of objections to change

  27-31-202. Filing of objections to change. At any time before such hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can, in such objections, show to the court or judge good reasons against such change of name.   History: En. Sec. 2263, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7363, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-4(part).
MT Code § 27-31-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 2. Procedure|27-31-203. Conduct of hearing

  27-31-203. Conduct of hearing. On the day set for the hearing of said petition or at any time to which the hearing is continued or postponed, due proof of the publication or posting of the required notice as set out in 27-31-201 being made, such application must be heard. On the hearing the court or judge may examine on oath any of the petitioners, remonstrants, or other persons touching the application.   History: En. Sec. 2263, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7363, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-4(part).
MT Code § 27-31-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 2. Procedure|27-31-204. Court order

  27-31-204. Court order. The court or judge may make an order changing the name or dismissing the applications, as to the court or judge may seem right and proper.   History: En. Sec. 2263, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7363, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9966, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-4(part).
MT Code § 27-31-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 31. Change of Name|Part 2. Procedure|27-31-205. Repealed

  27-31-205. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 3, L. 1983.   History: En. Sec. 2264, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7364, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9967, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9967, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-100-5; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 12, L. 1979.
MT Code § 27-32-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 1. General Provisions Petition for Determination|27-32-101. Who may petition -- where petition filed

  27-32-101. Who may petition -- where petition filed. For the purpose of having a judicial determination of the date of birth, any citizen of the United States, either natural born or naturalized, may file a petition with the clerk of the district court of the county of the citizen's residence.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-1(part); amd. Sec. 740, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-32-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 1. General Provisions Petition for Determination|27-32-102. Contents of petition

  27-32-102. Contents of petition. (1) The petition must be duly verified by the petitioner. The petition must state:   (a) that the petitioner is a citizen of the United States;   (b) that the petitioner has resided in the state of Montana for 1 year preceding the commencement of the action and in the county in which the action is brought for at least 90 days immediately preceding the commencement of the action;   (c) the place of the petitioner's birth;   (d) the names of the petitioner's parents, together with the place of the birth of each parent and their address, if they are living;   (e) the name and address of each of the petitioner's brothers and sisters;   (f) if the address of either of the parents or of any of the brothers or sisters is not known, then their last-known place of address.   (2) If the petitioner was born outside of the United States, then the petition must state:   (a) whether the petitioner's parents came to the United States and, if so, where they came and where they resided or reside;   (b) whether the petitioner's parents or either of them were naturalized within the United States and, if so, when and where the naturalization took place.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-1(part); amd. Sec. 741, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-32-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 1. General Provisions Petition for Determination|27-32-103. Exclusive jurisdiction of district courts

  27-32-103. Exclusive jurisdiction of district courts. The district courts of this state shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all petitions hereunder.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-6(part).
MT Code § 27-32-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 1. General Provisions Petition for Determination|27-32-104. Fees

  27-32-104. Fees. The petitioner, upon the filing of the petition, shall pay to the clerk of court the fee for commencing an action, as provided for in 25-1-201, and upon the entry of judgment, the applicant shall pay to the clerk of court an additional fee for entry of judgment, as provided for in 25-1-201. A charge may not be made for posting of the notices required under this part. If the applicant provides a true copy of the judgment rendered, then the clerk of court shall certify the copy without additional charge.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 16, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-4(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 570, L. 1993.
MT Code § 27-32-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 2. Preliminary Procedure -- Hearing|27-32-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice

  27-32-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice. Upon the filing of this petition with the clerk of the district court, an order shall be made by the court or judge thereof fixing the date of the hearing of the petition and directing that notice of such hearing be given as in such order set forth. Notice shall be given by posting in three public places within the county for a period of not less than 10 or more than 30 days, as the court, in its discretion, shall determine.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-2(part).
MT Code § 27-32-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 2. Preliminary Procedure -- Hearing|27-32-202. Objections to granting of petition

  27-32-202. Objections to granting of petition. Any citizen of the United States may appear and object to the granting of such petition, but all such objections shall be made in writing.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-2(part).
MT Code § 27-32-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 2. Preliminary Procedure -- Hearing|27-32-203. Conduct of hearing

  27-32-203. Conduct of hearing. At the time fixed for the hearing of such petition, the petitioner must appear and testify. Upon the hearing thereof, affidavits shall be received in evidence and shall have the same force and effect as if the testimony had been taken by deposition.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-3(part).
MT Code § 27-32-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 2. Preliminary Procedure -- Hearing|27-32-204. Transfer of proceeding to proper county

  27-32-204. Transfer of proceeding to proper county. If upon the hearing of the petition it shall appear that the petitioner is entitled to have judgment entered as herein provided but that the petition has been filed in the wrong county, then the court shall, by appropriate order, direct that the proceeding be transferred to the proper county.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-5.
MT Code § 27-32-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 3. Judgment -- Appeal|27-32-301. Judgment

  27-32-301. Judgment. If the court is satisfied by competent evidence of the sufficiency of the petition that the applicant is a citizen of the United States, that the applicant has been a citizen of the state of Montana for 1 year preceding the filing of the petition and of the county for more than 90 days preceding the filing of the petition, and that the applicant's date of birth is proven, then the court shall render judgment accordingly and that judgment must constitute conclusive evidence of the date of the birth of the applicant.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-3(part); amd. Sec. 742, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 27-32-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 3. Judgment -- Appeal|27-32-302. Clerk to certify and file judgment

  27-32-302. Clerk to certify and file judgment. The clerk of the court shall certify to two copies of a judgment and file one with the department of public health and human services, Helena, and the other with the clerk and recorder of the county in which the judgment was obtained.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 16, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-4(part); amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 27-32-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date|Part 3. Judgment -- Appeal|27-32-303. Appeal

  27-32-303. Appeal. Any citizen may appeal from the judgment rendered the same as in civil actions.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 16, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101-6(part).
MT Code § 27-33-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 33. Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act|Part 1. General Provisions|27-33-101. Short title

  27-33-101. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act".  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 2021.
MT Code § 27-33-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 33. Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act|Part 1. General Provisions|27-33-102. Legislative findings

  27-33-102. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that:  (1) the framers of the United States constitution, recognizing free exercise of religion as an unalienable right, secured its protection in the first amendment to the United States constitution;   (2) the framers of the Montana constitution, recognizing free exercise of religion as a fundamental right, secured its protection in the Montana constitution;   (3) laws and other state action that are neutral toward religion may burden the exercise of religion as surely as laws intended to interfere with religious exercise;   (4) state action should not burden exercise of religion without compelling justification;   (5) prior to 1990, laws and other state action burdening exercise of religion had to be justified by a compelling governmental interest; and   (6) the compelling governmental interest test set forth in prior federal court rulings and this part is a workable test and strikes a sensible balance between religious liberty and competing governmental interests.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 276, L. 2021.
MT Code § 27-33-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 33. Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act|Part 1. General Provisions|27-33-103. Purpose

  27-33-103. Purpose. The purpose of this part is:  (1) to restore the compelling governmental interest test and to guarantee its application in all cases in which the exercise of religion is substantially burdened by state action; and   (2) to provide a claim or defense to a person or persons whose exercise of religion is substantially burdened by state action.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 276, L. 2021.
MT Code § 27-33-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations|Chapter 33. Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act|Part 1. General Provisions|27-33-104. Definitions

  27-33-104. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Compelling governmental interest" means a governmental interest of the highest order that cannot otherwise be achieved without burdening the exercise of religion.   (2) "Exercise of religion" means the practice or observance of religion. The term includes but is not limited to the ability to act or refuse to act in a manner substantially motivated by one's sincerely held religious belief, whether or not the exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief.   (3) "Person" means any individual, association, partnership, corporation, church, religious institution, estate, trust, foundation, or other legal entity.   (4) "State action" means the implementation or application of any law, including but not limited to state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and policies, whether statutory or otherwise, or other action by the state or a political subdivision and a local government, municipality, instrumentality, or public official authorized by law in the state of Montana.   (5) "Substantially burden" means any action that directly or indirectly constrains, inhibits, curtails, or denies the exercise of religion by any person or compels any action contrary to a person's exercise of religion and includes but is not limited to withholding of benefits, assessment of criminal, civil, or administrative penalties, or exclusion from governmental programs or access to governmental facilities.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 276, L. 2021.