27-17-306. Justification of defendant's sureties -- liability of sheriff. The defendant's sureties, upon notice to the plaintiff of not less than 2 or more than 5 days, shall justify before the judge or clerk in the same manner as upon bail on arrest, and upon the justification the sheriff shall deliver the property to the defendant. The sheriff must be responsible for the defendant's sureties until they justify or until the justification is completed or expressly waived and may retain the property until that time. However, if the sureties or others in their place fail to justify at the time or place appointed, the sheriff shall deliver the property to the plaintiff.
History: En. Sec. 105, p. 152, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 122, p. 50, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 164, p. 78, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 164, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 166, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 850, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6632, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9230, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 515; re-en. Sec. 9230, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4111; amd. Sec. 669, 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