3-5-502. Indexes to court records. Each clerk of court in each county of the respective judicial districts of the state shall keep, in addition to the records required by law, an index called "General Index--Plaintiffs" and also a second index to be called "General Index--Defendants". Each index shall be in a form determined by the clerk to best fulfill the needs of the court and other users of the index and shall contain, at a minimum, those entries required by 3-5-503.
History: En. Sec. 4442, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3050, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4817, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4817, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 104, L. 1981.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 5. Clerk of the District Court
3-5-501. General duties -- electronic filing and storage of court records
3-5-502. Indexes to court records
3-5-503. Duties concerning indexes
3-5-505. Register of criminal actions
3-5-506. Index of bonds in criminal cases
3-5-509. Docket to be available for inspection
3-5-510. Duties relating to jurors and witnesses
3-5-511. Witnesses' warrants -- state reimbursement
3-5-512. Statement to board of county commissioners concerning witnesses