7-2-2412. Fees for transfer of court records. (1) Except as provided in 7-2-2803(4), the clerk of the district court in which an action or proceeding was originally begun is entitled to receive, for transferring the files, papers, and certified copies of the minutes and records entered in connection with the action or proceeding, only a fee at the rate of 20 cents per folio for copies of minutes and 50 cents for a certificate fee.
(2) The clerk of the district court of the county to which files and papers may be transferred in accordance with the provisions of 7-2-2411 is not entitled to any fees for the filing of the transferred records, but for the filing of any papers that may be filed after the transfer in connection with an action or proceeding or for the issuance of any writs or other papers, the clerk is entitled to charge the same fees as provided by law.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 20, L. 1907; Sec. 2869, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4417, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4417, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-610; amd. Sec. 274, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 347, L. 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties
7-2-2401. Transfer of certain records
7-2-2402. Transcription of records
7-2-2403. Authority to contract for transcription service
7-2-2404. Payment for transcription of records
7-2-2405. Certification of accuracy of transcription
7-2-2406. Filing of transcribed records
7-2-2407. Legal effect of transcribed records
7-2-2408. through 7-2-2410 reserved
7-2-2411. Transfer of court actions affecting real property
7-2-2412. Fees for transfer of court records
7-2-2413. through 7-2-2420 reserved
7-2-2421. Preparation of jury list for new county
7-2-2422. Certification of list of names