27-17-303. Exception to plaintiff's sureties -- justification -- liability of sheriff. The defendant may, within 2 days after service of a copy of the affidavit and undertaking, give notice to the sheriff that the defendant takes exception to the sufficiency of the sureties. If the defendant fails to do so, the defendant is considered to have waived all objections to the sureties. When the defendant takes exception, the sureties must justify on notice in like manner as upon bail on arrest and the sheriff is responsible for the sufficiency of the sureties until the objection to them is waived, as provided in this section, or until they justify. If the defendant takes exception to the sureties, the defendant cannot claim the property, as provided in 27-17-304.
History: En. Sec. 103, p. 152, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 120, p. 50, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 158, p. 76, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 158, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 160, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 844, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6626, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9224, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 513; re-en. Sec. 9224, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4105; amd. Sec. 667, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 17. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property
Part 3. Procedure Following Seizure by Sheriff
27-17-301. Duty of sheriff to keep and deliver property
27-17-302. Sheriff's return of execution
27-17-303. Exception to plaintiff's sureties -- justification -- liability of sheriff
27-17-304. When defendant may require return of property -- undertaking
27-17-305. Return of part of the property
27-17-306. Justification of defendant's sureties -- liability of sheriff
27-17-307. Procedure for qualification and justification of sureties
27-17-308. Delivery of property to plaintiff if not returned to defendant
27-17-309. Claim of property by third person -- plaintiff to indemnify sheriff
27-17-310. Answer of defendant claiming third person entitled to property
27-17-311. Remedies of plaintiff following delivery by sheriff