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, […]
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 […]
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.
3-1-704 through 3-1-706 reserved.
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 […]
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 […]
3-1-709 reserved.
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 […]
3-1-711. (Temporary) Duties of working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders. The working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders shall: (1) identify strengths and weaknesses in the state’s current system of adult guardianship and conservatorship; (2) identify less restrictive decisionmaking options for incapacitated persons; (3) review national standards on guardianship and conservatorship practices and recommend standards for adoption in Montana; (4) propose […]
3-1-712. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 456, L. 2019. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 241, L. 2017.
3-1-713. Office of court administrator to report. Each quarter of the fiscal year, the office of court administrator shall report to the law and justice interim committee and the legislative finance committee on the number of civil cases that have been pending for more than 2 years by judicial district. The report must identify: (1) the judicial […]
