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MT Code § 3-1-522 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 5. Contempts|3-1-522. Illness sufficient excuse -- confinement under arrest

  3-1-522. Illness sufficient excuse -- confinement under arrest. (1) Whenever an officer is required to keep a person arrested on a warrant of attachment in custody and to bring the person before a court or judge, the inability, from illness or otherwise, of the person to attend is sufficient excuse for not bringing the person before the court or judge.   (2) The officer may not confine a person arrested upon a warrant in a prison or otherwise restrain the person of personal liberty, except to the extent necessary to secure the person's personal attendance.   History: En. Sec. 467, p. 227, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 543, p. 146, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 577, p. 188, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 577, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 595, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 2182, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7321, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9920, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1221; re-en. Sec. 9920, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9813; amd. Sec. 138, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-523 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 5. Contempts|3-1-523. Judgment and orders in contempt cases final -- family law exception

  3-1-523. Judgment and orders in contempt cases final -- family law exception. (1) The judgment and orders of the court or judge made in cases of contempt are final and conclusive. Except as provided in subsection (2), there is no appeal, but the action of a district court or judge can be reviewed on a writ of certiorari by the supreme court or a justice of the supreme court and the action of a justice of the peace or other court of limited jurisdiction can be reviewed by the district court or judge of the county in which the justice or judge of the court of limited jurisdiction resides.   (2) A party may appeal a contempt judgment or order in a family law proceeding only when the judgment or order appealed from includes an ancillary order that affects the substantial rights of the parties involved.   History: En. Sec. 468, p. 228, L. 1867; amd. Sec. 544, p. 146, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 578, p. 188, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 578, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 596, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; en. Sec. 2183, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7322, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9921, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1222; re-en. Sec. 9921, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9814; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 466, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 2001.
MT Code § 3-1-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-601. Certain officers not to practice law or administer estates

  3-1-601. Certain officers not to practice law or administer estates. (1) Except as provided in 3-1-604 and except for a judge pro tempore, a justice or judge of a court of record or clerk of any court may not practice law in any court in this state or act as attorney, agent, or solicitor in the prosecution of any claim or application for lands, pensions, or patent rights or other proceedings before any department of the state or general government or any court of the United States during the justice's or judge's continuance in office.   (2) The court administrator or an assistant may not practice law in any of the courts of this state while holding that position.   (3) A justice or judge of a court of record, except a judge pro tempore, may not act as administrator or executor of any estate for compensation.   History: (1), (3)En. Secs. 454, 455, p. 134, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Secs. 611, 612, p. 159, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Secs. 531, 532, p. 179, L. 1877; re-en. Secs. 531, 532, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Secs. 548, 549, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 181, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6316, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8869, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 171; re-en. Sec. 8869, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1963; Sec. 93-902, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 82-511 by Sec. 2, Ch. 396, L. 1977; Sec. 82-511, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-511, 93-902(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 21, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 415, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 663, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 139, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-602. Restrictions on justices of the peace practicing law or taking claims for collection

  3-1-602. Restrictions on justices of the peace practicing law or taking claims for collection. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a justice of the peace may not:   (a) practice law;   (b) draw contracts, conveyances, or other legal instruments or documents;   (c) take any claim or bill for collection or act as a collection agent in any sense; or   (d) perform any legal duties other than those prescribed by law as the justice's official duties in the conduct of cases and proceedings in the justice's court.   (2) A justice of the peace who is an attorney and who is admitted to practice law before the supreme court of the state of Montana may engage in the general practice of law and practice law in all courts in the state of Montana, except that the justice, the justice's law partner or associate, or a member, associate, or employee of a firm of which the justice is a member may not represent a party involved in a case that is filed or tried in the justice's court or in any justice's court located in the same county as the justice's court or that is appealed from a justice's court in that county.   (3) A justice of the peace who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of malfeasance in office and must be removed from the office of justice of the peace and is disqualified from holding that office.   History: En. Sec. 3, p. 92, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 3114, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4863, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4863, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 228, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3605; amd. Sec. 140, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-603. Judicial officer of court of record not to have partner practicing law

  3-1-603. Judicial officer of court of record not to have partner practicing law. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a judicial officer of a court of record may not have a partner acting as attorney or counsel in any court of this state.   (2) A partner of either a municipal court judge or a judge pro tempore may act as attorney or counsel in any court of this state except the court of the partner who is a judicial officer.   History: En. Sec. 456, p. 135, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 613, p. 159, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 533, p. 179, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 533, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 550, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 182, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6317, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8870, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 172; re-en. Sec. 8870, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-903; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 415, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 663, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 141, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-604. Restrictions on municipal court judges

  3-1-604. Restrictions on municipal court judges. A municipal court judge may not practice law before the judge's own municipal court or hold office in a political party during the judge's term of office.   History: En. 11-1704.1 by Sec. 4, Ch. 429, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1704.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 415, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 142, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-605. Restrictions on judicial officers after term has expired

  3-1-605. Restrictions on judicial officers after term has expired. A judicial officer, as defined in 1-1-202, after the expiration of the officer's term of office, may not act as attorney or counsel in any action or special proceeding that has been before the officer in the officer's official capacity.   History: En. Sec. 183, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6318, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8871, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8871, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-904; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 21, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 143, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-606. Justice of the peace or constable not to purchase judgment

  3-1-606. Justice of the peace or constable not to purchase judgment. (1) A justice of the peace may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the justice's docket or on any docket in the justice's possession. A constable may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the docket of a justice of the peace of the county of which the person is a constable or on a docket in the possession of a justice of the peace in that county.   (2) A violation of subsection (1) is a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 113, p. 205, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 126, p. 298, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 126, 4th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 135, 4th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 197, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8216, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 10860, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 97; re-en. Sec. 10860, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-808, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 16-3607 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 253, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3607; amd. Sec. 144, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-607. Supreme court justice or district court judge candidacy for nonjudicial office -- resignation required

  3-1-607. Supreme court justice or district court judge candidacy for nonjudicial office -- resignation required. (1) If a person occupying the office of chief justice or associate justice of the supreme court or judge of a district court of the state of Montana becomes a candidate for election to any elective office under the laws of the state of Montana other than a judicial position, the person shall immediately, or in any event at or before the time when the person is required to file as a candidate for the office in any primary, special, or general election, resign from the office of chief justice, associate justice, or district court judge.   (2) The resignation becomes effective immediately upon its delivery to the proper officer or superior.   (3) The resignation requirement does not apply when the person is a bona fide candidate for reelection to the identical office currently occupied by the person or for another judicial position.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-219(1); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 3, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 145, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-608. Forced vacancy

  3-1-608. Forced vacancy. In the event of a failure to resign, the office of chief justice, associate justice, or district judge automatically becomes vacant and the former occupant has no further right, power, or authority therein for any purpose and no right to any emoluments thereof, notwithstanding the fact that a successor is not appointed or elected. The vacancy becomes operative to deprive the person of the emoluments of the office in order to carry out the policy of this section and 3-1-607.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-219(2).
MT Code § 3-1-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-609. Judicial conflict of interest -- recusal -- definition

  3-1-609. Judicial conflict of interest -- recusal -- definition. (1) A judicial officer shall disqualify the judicial officer in a proceeding if:  (a) the judicial officer has received one or more combined contributions totaling at least one-half of the maximum amount allowable amount under 13-37-216 from a lawyer or party to the proceeding in an election within the previous 6 years; or   (b) a lawyer or party to the proceeding has made one or more contributions directly or indirectly to a political committee or other entity that engaged in independent expenditures that supported the judicial officer or opposed the judicial officer's opponent in an election within the previous 6 years if the total combined amount of the contributions exceed at least one-half of the maximum amount that would otherwise be allowed under 13-37-216 if the contributions had been made directly to the judicial candidate.   (2) For the purposes of this section:   (a) "contribution" has the meaning provided in 13-1-101; and   (b) "judicial officer" has the meaning provided in 1-1-202.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 494, L. 2021.
MT Code § 3-1-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers|3-1-610. Restrictions on judicial officers presiding over matters in which they have previously asserted position

  3-1-610. Restrictions on judicial officers presiding over matters in which they have previously asserted position. (1) This section applies to all judicial officers, as defined in 1-1-202.  (2) Judicial officers may not participate in any action or proceeding involving the constitutionality of a provision of a bill if:   (a) the judicial officer has appeared before the Montana legislature or otherwise contacted a legislator or another governmental entity in support or opposition of a bill involving the same legislation if it is at issue in a case in which the judicial officer presides;   (b) the judicial officer has served on a committee or group designed to evaluate legislation when the committee or group expressed support or opposition on a bill during the judicial officer's service on the committee or other group and a case involving the same legislation is pending before the judicial officer; or   (c) the judicial officer has publicly supported or opposed an issue or bill at the request of the Montana judges association or another entity and a case involving the legislation is pending before the judicial officer.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 456, L. 2021.
MT Code § 3-1-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-701. Office of court administrator -- appointment and term of office

  3-1-701. Office of court administrator -- appointment and term of office. There is established the office of court administrator. The supreme court shall appoint a court administrator. The court administrator holds the position at the pleasure of the court.   History: En. 82-510 by Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-510; amd. Sec. 146, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 3-1-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-702. Duties

  3-1-702. Duties. The court administrator is the administrative officer of the court. Under the direction of the supreme court, the court administrator shall:  (1) prepare and present judicial budget requests to the legislature, including the costs of the state-funded district court program;   (2) collect, compile, and report statistical and other data relating to the business transacted by the courts and provide the information to the legislature on request and, if requested, in accordance with 5-11-210;   (3) to the extent possible, provide that current and future information technology applications are coordinated and compatible with the standards and goals of the executive branch as expressed in the state strategic information technology plan provided for in 2-17-521;   (4) recommend to the supreme court improvements in the judiciary;   (5) administer legal assistance for indigent victims of domestic violence, as provided in 3-2-714;   (6) administer state funding for district courts, as provided in chapter 5, part 9;   (7) administer the pretrial program provided for in 3-1-708;   (8) administer the treatment court support account provided for in 46-1-1115;   (9) administer the judicial branch personnel plan; and   (10) perform other duties that the supreme court may assign.   History: En. 82-512 by Sec. 3, Ch. 396, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-512; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 704, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 349, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 585, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 445, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 376, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 390, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 413, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 3-1-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-703. Cooperation of court officers

  3-1-703. Cooperation of court officers. All court officers, including clerks of district courts, shall comply with requests made by the court administrator for information and statistical and financial data bearing on the business transacted by the courts.   History: En. 82-513 by Sec. 4, Ch. 396, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-513.
MT Code § 3-1-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-704. through 3-1-706 reserved

  3-1-704 through 3-1-706 reserved.
MT Code § 3-1-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-707. Court-appointed special advocate account

  3-1-707. Court-appointed special advocate account. (1) There is a court-appointed special advocate account in the state special revenue fund. There must be paid into this account the fees collected pursuant to 3-1-318. The money in the account must be used solely for the purpose of providing funding for court-appointed special advocates.   (2) The supreme court administrator shall establish procedures for the distribution and accountability of money in the account. The supreme court administrator may designate nonprofit organizations that ordinarily provide special advocate services to receive or administer the distribution of the fund.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 384, L. 2017.
MT Code § 3-1-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-708. Pretrial program -- rulemaking

  3-1-708. Pretrial program -- rulemaking. (1) Within the limits of available funds, the office of court administrator shall develop and administer a pretrial program for misdemeanor or felony defendants that includes the use of a validated pretrial risk assessment tool.   (2) The office of court administrator may use program funds to:   (a) develop, implement, and administer the pretrial program; and   (b) make allocations to counties or organizations contracting with a county to provide pretrial services.   (3) Allocated funds may be used for pretrial services staff, to obtain assessment instruments, and to provide supervision of pretrial misdemeanor or felony defendants.   (4) In administering the pretrial program, the office shall:   (a) identify priorities for funding services and activities and the criteria for the allocation of program funds, including that courts accepting funds shall use a validated risk assessment tool to assign release conditions and determine placement options;   (b) monitor the expenditure of funds by counties and organizations receiving funds under this section;   (c) evaluate the effectiveness of services and activities under this section;   (d) establish an advisory council that includes local and district court judges and other stakeholders to provide guidance to the office; and   (e) develop policies and procedures necessary to implement this section, subject to approval of the supreme court.   (5) (a) Funds available under subsection (1) consist of state appropriations and federal funds received by the office for the purposes of administering the pretrial program or any funds received pursuant to subsection (5)(b).   (b) The office may accept gifts, grants, and donations from other public or private sources, which must be used within the scope of this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 390, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 2019.
MT Code § 3-1-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-709. reserved

  3-1-709 reserved.
MT Code § 3-1-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 3. Judiciary, Courts|Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally|Part 7. Court Administrator|3-1-710. Working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders

  3-1-710. (Temporary) Working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders. (1) There is a working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders to provide ongoing evaluation of Montana laws, services, and practices related to adult guardianship and conservatorship.   (2) The network consists of nine members appointed by the chief justice of the Montana supreme court as follows, in a manner that reflects a geographic balance:   (a) a representative of a district court;   (b) a representative of the department of public health and human services who works in the area of adult protective services;   (c) a representative of an advocacy group for individuals with developmental disabilities;   (d) a representative of an advocacy group for senior citizens;   (e) a professional guardian or conservator;   (f) an unpaid guardian or conservator;   (g) a member of a volunteer guardianship council;   (h) a member of the Montana state bar association; and   (i) a health care provider with experience in working with patients in need of a guardianship.   (3) The chief justice shall appoint the presiding officer.   (4) After the initial appointments, members may serve staggered 4-year terms and may be reappointed. Initial appointments must be for terms of at least 2 years. (Terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 8, Ch. 241, L. 2017.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 241, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 456, L. 2019.