3-6-204. Disqualification — judge pro tempore
3-6-204. Disqualification — judge pro tempore. When a judge of a municipal court has been disqualified or is sick or unable to act, the judge shall call in a sitting or retired judge of a court of record or an attorney who is a member of the state bar of Montana and is in good standing […]
3-6-301. Clerk of the court — administrative expenses
3-6-301. Clerk of the court — administrative expenses. The position of municipal court clerk of the court must be established by ordinance. The governing body of the city shall set the salary of the clerk and provide for other necessary expenses that may be incurred in operating the court. History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 177, L. 1935; […]
3-6-302. Records — electronic filing and storage
3-6-302. Records — electronic filing and storage. (1) The records of the court must be kept by the clerk. The records in civil causes must conform as nearly as possible to the records of district courts. In criminal causes, in cases arising under city ordinances, and in cases mentioned in 3-11-103, the records must be similar […]
3-6-303. Officers of court
3-6-303. Officers of court. (1) The chief of police of the city is the executive officer of the municipal court. The chief of police shall serve all process and execute all orders of the court, either in person or by subordinate police officer, who shall execute process in the chief’s name. (2) The chief of police, with […]
3-6-203. Salary
3-6-203. Salary. The salary of the municipal court judge must be set by ordinance or resolution and is payable monthly by the city treasurer. Actual and necessary expenses for the municipal court judge are expenses, as defined and provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, incurred in the performance of official duties. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 177, L. […]
3-6-102. Abolition of city court
3-6-102. Abolition of city court. (1) In cities in which a municipal court is established, the office of city judge is abolished. (2) Except as provided in 3-6-101(2), a city judge whose office is abolished shall serve as a municipal court judge in the same city in which the judge served as city judge for the remainder […]
3-6-103. Jurisdiction
3-6-103. Jurisdiction. (1) The municipal court has jurisdiction coordinate and coextensive with the justices’ courts of the county where the city is located and has exclusive original jurisdiction of all civil and criminal actions and proceedings provided for in 3-11-103. (2) Municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in actions arising under Title 70, chapters […]
3-6-104. Powers and duties of the court
3-6-104. Powers and duties of the court. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, chapter 30 of Title 25, and part 4 of chapter 17 of Title 46, the municipal court shall have in matters within its jurisdiction all the powers and duties of district judges in like cases. The court may make and alter […]
3-6-105. Courtroom and supplies
3-6-105. Courtroom and supplies. A room for the municipal court, with necessary furniture, fixtures, and supplies, shall be provided by the city wherein the court is located. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 177, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5094.5, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 429, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1705.
3-6-106. Sessions of court — departments
3-6-106. Sessions of court — departments. (1) The municipal court must be in continuous session from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on every day except nonjudicial days. The judge may designate additional hours as the judge believes necessary. If there is more than one judge, each judge may hold a […]