Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations

27-18-405. Debts, credits, and personal property in control of third person or not capable of manual delivery - 27-18-405. Debts, credits, and personal property in control of third...

27-18-406. Money, credits, or other property in control of public officer or board - 27-18-406. Money, credits, or other property in control of public...

27-18-407. Liability of third persons controlling property or debts and served by sheriff - 27-18-407. Liability of third persons controlling property or debts and...

27-18-408. Judgments - 27-18-408. Judgments. Judgments standing in favor of and in the...

27-18-409. Investment securities and stocks - 27-18-409. Investment securities and stocks. Investment securities, as defined in...

27-18-410. Corporate stock -- service on secretary of state - 27-18-410. Corporate stock -- service on secretary of state. In...

27-18-411. Duty of secretary of state -- fees - 27-18-411. Duty of secretary of state -- fees. (1) When...

27-18-412. Interest of defendant in decedent's estate - 27-18-412. Interest of defendant in decedent's estate. The interest of...

27-18-413. Personal property subject to a security interest - 27-18-413. Personal property subject to a security interest. Personal property...

27-18-414. Duty of secured party - 27-18-414. Duty of secured party. (1) The secured party under...

Part 5. Proceedings in Aid of Attachment

27-18-501. Examination under oath of defendant or person controlling property or debts -- order that property be delivered - 27-18-501. Examination under oath of defendant or person controlling property...

27-18-502. Person holding property to give sheriff certificate of defendant's interest - 27-18-502. Person holding property to give sheriff certificate of defendant's...

27-18-503. Order to person holding property to submit to examination under oath - 27-18-503. Order to person holding property to submit to examination...

Part 6. Procedure Following Attachment -- Return of Writ

27-18-601. Sheriff to retain nonperishable attached property and proceeds of sales - 27-18-601. Sheriff to retain nonperishable attached property and proceeds of...

27-18-602. Claim of attached property by third person -- plaintiff to indemnify sheriff - 27-18-602. Claim of attached property by third person -- plaintiff...

27-18-603. Sheriff's inventory of attached property -- cooperation of persons controlling credits or debts - 27-18-603. Sheriff's inventory of attached property -- cooperation of persons...

27-18-604. Sheriff's return of writ - 27-18-604. Sheriff's return of writ. The sheriff shall return the...

Part 7. Methods of Defending Against Attachment

27-18-701. Right to hearing following seizure without notice -- notice of right - 27-18-701. Right to hearing following seizure without notice -- notice...

27-18-702. When writ quashed - 27-18-702. When writ quashed. At the hearing the defendant may...

27-18-703. through 27-18-710 reserved - 27-18-703 through 27-18-710 reserved.

27-18-711. Motion to discharge writ improperly issued - 27-18-711. Motion to discharge writ improperly issued. The defendant may...

27-18-712. Use of affidavits to support or oppose motion - 27-18-712. Use of affidavits to support or oppose motion. If...

27-18-713. Decision of court - 27-18-713. Decision of court. If upon application it satisfactorily appears...

27-18-714. reserved - 27-18-714 reserved.

27-18-715. Exception to plaintiff's sureties - 27-18-715. Exception to plaintiff's sureties. At any time within 30...

27-18-716. Justification of sureties - 27-18-716. Justification of sureties. When excepted to, the plaintiff's sureties,...

27-18-717. through 27-18-720 reserved - 27-18-717 through 27-18-720 reserved.

27-18-721. Proceedings to release attachment - 27-18-721. Proceedings to release attachment. Whenever the defendant has appeared...

27-18-722. Defendant's undertaking -- justification of sureties - 27-18-722. Defendant's undertaking -- justification of sureties. Before making such...

27-18-723. and 27-18-724 reserved - 27-18-723 and 27-18-724 reserved.

27-18-725. Motion to vacate or modify writ or increase security - 27-18-725. Motion to vacate or modify writ or increase security....

27-18-726. Proceedings on motion - 27-18-726. Proceedings on motion. An application specified in 27-18-725 may...

27-18-727. through 27-18-730 reserved - 27-18-727 through 27-18-730 reserved.

27-18-731. Filing of order discharging or releasing attachment of real property - 27-18-731. Filing of order discharging or releasing attachment of real...

27-18-732. Release of attachment of real property by clerk when action not prosecuted -- filing - 27-18-732. Release of attachment of real property by clerk when...

Part 8. Sale of Attached Property

27-18-801. Sheriff to sell perishable property - 27-18-801. Sheriff to sell perishable property. If any of the...

27-18-802. Authority of court to order sale of property - 27-18-802. Authority of court to order sale of property. Whenever...

27-18-803. Notice of application for order to sell - 27-18-803. Notice of application for order to sell. Application for...

27-18-804. Sale of property subject to a security interest -- disposition of proceeds, security agreement - 27-18-804. Sale of property subject to a security interest --...

Part 9. Judgment and Subsequent Procedure

27-18-901. Judgment when debt not yet due - 27-18-901. Judgment when debt not yet due. (1) On the...

27-18-902. Procedure when defendant recovers judgment - 27-18-902. Procedure when defendant recovers judgment. If the defendant recovers...

27-18-903. Judgment for plaintiff -- disposition of attached property and proceeds of sales - 27-18-903. Judgment for plaintiff -- disposition of attached property and...

27-18-904. Delivery of excess property and proceeds to defendant - 27-18-904. Delivery of excess property and proceeds to defendant. Whenever...

27-18-905. Execution of balance due on judgment - 27-18-905. Execution of balance due on judgment. If, after selling...

27-18-906. Procedure when execution returned unsatisfied - 27-18-906. Procedure when execution returned unsatisfied. If the execution is...

Part 15. Attachment in Justice's Court

27-18-1501. Justice's authority to issue writ - 27-18-1501. Justice's authority to issue writ. A writ to attach...

27-18-1502. Plaintiff's undertaking - 27-18-1502. Plaintiff's undertaking. Before issuing the writ, the justice shall...

27-18-1503. Exception to sureties -- justification - 27-18-1503. Exception to sureties -- justification. Within 2 days after...

27-18-1504. Form and content of writ -- defendant's undertaking to prevent levy - 27-18-1504. Form and content of writ -- defendant's undertaking to...

27-18-1505. Security for sheriff's costs - 27-18-1505. Security for sheriff's costs. If the sheriff will incur...

27-18-1506. Applicability of procedure in district court - 27-18-1506. Applicability of procedure in district court. Part 1; 27-18-207,...

Chapter 19. Injunctions

Part 1. General Provisions

27-19-101. Definition of injunction -- by whom granted - 27-19-101. Definition of injunction -- by whom granted. An injunction...

27-19-102. When final injunction may be granted to prevent breach of obligation - 27-19-102. When final injunction may be granted to prevent breach...

27-19-103. When injunction may not be granted - 27-19-103. When injunction may not be granted. An injunction cannot...

27-19-104. Contents of complaint -- action for injunction by an association - 27-19-104. Contents of complaint -- action for injunction by an...

27-19-105. Form and scope of injunction or restraining order - 27-19-105. Form and scope of injunction or restraining order. An...

Part 2. Availability of Preliminary Injunction

27-19-201. When preliminary injunction may be granted - 27-19-201. When preliminary injunction may be granted. An injunction order...

27-19-202. Preliminary injunction pending action for restraint of trade - 27-19-202. Preliminary injunction pending action for restraint of trade. Whenever...

27-19-203. Preliminary injunction pending action by public service commission - 27-19-203. Preliminary injunction pending action by public service commission. When...

27-19-204. Issuance without bond - 27-19-204. Issuance without bond. The injunction provided for in 27-19-202...

Part 3. Procedure for Obtaining Preliminary Injunction

27-19-301. Notice of application -- hearing - 27-19-301. Notice of application -- hearing. (1) No preliminary injunction...

27-19-302. Repealed - 27-19-302. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 399, L. 1979. History: En....

27-19-303. Time of granting injunction, evidence required - 27-19-303. Time of granting injunction, evidence required. (1) The injunction...

27-19-304. Repealed - 27-19-304. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 399, L. 1979. History: En....

27-19-305. Renumbered 27-19-314 - 27-19-305. Renumbered 27-19-314. Code Commissioner, 1979.

27-19-306. Security for damages - 27-19-306. Security for damages. (1) Subject to 25-1-402, on granting...

27-19-307. New undertaking for security following hearing - 27-19-307. New undertaking for security following hearing. On a hearing...

27-19-308. through 27-19-310 reserved - 27-19-308 through 27-19-310 reserved.

27-19-311. Repealed - 27-19-311. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 399, L. 1979. History: En....

27-19-312. Renumbered 27-19-303 (3) - 27-19-312. Renumbered 27-19-303(3). Code Commissioner, 1979.

27-19-313. Renumbered 27-19-307 - 27-19-313. Renumbered 27-19-307. Code Commissioner, 1979.

27-19-314. Temporary restraining order - 27-19-314. Temporary restraining order. Where an application for an injunction...

27-19-315. When restraining order may be granted without notice - 27-19-315. When restraining order may be granted without notice. A...

27-19-316. Contents and filing of restraining order granted without notice - 27-19-316. Contents and filing of restraining order granted without notice....

27-19-317. Extension of expiration date - 27-19-317. Extension of expiration date. The time fixed in the...

27-19-318. Application for injunction to be heard without delay - 27-19-318. Application for injunction to be heard without delay. Whenever...

27-19-319. Motion to dissolve or modify restraining order - 27-19-319. Motion to dissolve or modify restraining order. On 2...

Part 4. Dissolution or Modification of Preliminary Injunction

27-19-401. Application to dissolve or modify injunction - 27-19-401. Application to dissolve or modify injunction. The party enjoined...

27-19-402. Repealed - 27-19-402. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 399, L. 1979. History: Ap....

27-19-403. New undertaking for security following hearing - 27-19-403. New undertaking for security following hearing. Upon the hearing,...

27-19-404. When injunction dissolved or modified - 27-19-404. When injunction dissolved or modified. If upon the hearing...

27-19-405. Enjoined party's undertaking for security upon dissolution - 27-19-405. Enjoined party's undertaking for security upon dissolution. If the...

27-19-406. Costs upon dissolution - 27-19-406. Costs upon dissolution. Where an injunction order is granted...

Chapter 20. Receivers

Part 1. General Provisions

27-20-101. Definition of property - 27-20-101. Definition of property. The word "property", used in this...

27-20-102. When and by whom receiver appointed - 27-20-102. When and by whom receiver appointed. A receiver may...

27-20-103. Appointment of receiver upon dissolution of corporation - 27-20-103. Appointment of receiver upon dissolution of corporation. Upon the...

Part 2. Appointment Procedure

27-20-201. Notice of application for appointment before judgment - 27-20-201. Notice of application for appointment before judgment. Notice of...

27-20-202. Interested persons not to be appointed without consent - 27-20-202. Interested persons not to be appointed without consent. No...

27-20-203. Security to cover damages caused by appointment upon ex parte application - 27-20-203. Security to cover damages caused by appointment upon ex...

Part 3. Action by Receivers -- Removal

27-20-301. Oath and undertaking to faithfully discharge duties - 27-20-301. Oath and undertaking to faithfully discharge duties. Before beginning...

27-20-302. Powers of receiver - 27-20-302. Powers of receiver. The receiver has, under the control...

27-20-303. Investment of funds - 27-20-303. Investment of funds. Funds in the hands of a...

27-20-304. Removal of receiver - 27-20-304. Removal of receiver. The court may at any time...

Chapter 25. Certiorari -- Writ of Review

Part 1. General Provisions

27-25-101. Name of writ - 27-25-101. Name of writ. The writ of certiorari may be...

27-25-102. When and by whom granted - 27-25-102. When and by whom granted. A writ of review...

27-25-103. Application of rules of procedure - 27-25-103. Application of rules of procedure. Except as otherwise provided...

Part 2. Procedure for Obtaining and Serving Writ

27-25-201. Application for writ -- notice - 27-25-201. Application for writ -- notice. The application must be...

27-25-202. Contents of writ - 27-25-202. Contents of writ. The writ of review must command...

27-25-203. Stay of proceedings - 27-25-203. Stay of proceedings. If a stay of proceedings is...

27-25-204. Service of writ - 27-25-204. Service of writ. The writ must be served in...

27-25-205. To whom writ directed -- return - 27-25-205. To whom writ directed -- return. The writ may...

Part 3. Procedure Upon Return of Writ

27-25-301. Time for return and hearing - 27-25-301. Time for return and hearing. Writs of review issued...

27-25-302. Correction of defective return - 27-25-302. Correction of defective return. If the return of the...

27-25-303. Scope of review upon writ - 27-25-303. Scope of review upon writ. The review upon this...

27-25-304. Hearing and judgment - 27-25-304. Hearing and judgment. When a full return has been...

27-25-305. Copy of judgment to inferior tribunal or officer - 27-25-305. Copy of judgment to inferior tribunal or officer. A...

Chapter 26. Mandamus -- Writ of Mandate

Part 1. General Provisions

27-26-101. Name of writ - 27-26-101. Name of writ. The writ of mandamus may be...

27-26-102. When and by whom issued - 27-26-102. When and by whom issued. (1) A writ of...

27-26-103. Application of rules of procedure - 27-26-103. Application of rules of procedure. Except as otherwise provided...

Part 2. Procedure for Obtaining, Serving, and Enforcing Writ

27-26-201. Application for writ - 27-26-201. Application for writ. The writ must be issued upon...

27-26-202. Notice of application - 27-26-202. Notice of application. The notice of the application, when...

27-26-203. Form and content of writ - 27-26-203. Form and content of writ. The writ may be...

27-26-204. Factors that determine whether writ peremptory or alternative - 27-26-204. Factors that determine whether writ peremptory or alternative. When...

27-26-205. Service of writ - 27-26-205. Service of writ. The writ must be served in...

27-26-206. Enforcement of writ -- penalty - 27-26-206. Enforcement of writ -- penalty. When a peremptory mandate...

Part 3. Procedure Upon Return of Writ

27-26-301. Time for return and hearing - 27-26-301. Time for return and hearing. Writs of mandate issued...

27-26-302. Answer of adverse party - 27-26-302. Answer of adverse party. On the return of the...

27-26-303. Jury trial - 27-26-303. Jury trial. (1) If an answer is made that...

27-26-304. Applicant's response to answer - 27-26-304. Applicant's response to answer. On the trial the applicant...

27-26-305. Motion for new trial - 27-26-305. Motion for new trial. The motion for a new...

27-26-306. Argument to proceed if no new trial - 27-26-306. Argument to proceed if no new trial. If no...

27-26-307. Procedure when there is no answer or no material issue of fact - 27-26-307. Procedure when there is no answer or no material...

Part 4. Judgment

27-26-401. Default not permitted - 27-26-401. Default not permitted. The writ cannot be granted by...

27-26-402. Judgment for applicant - 27-26-402. Judgment for applicant. If judgment is given for the...

27-26-403. Officers not to be personally liable - 27-26-403. Officers not to be personally liable. In all cases...

Chapter 27. Writ of Prohibition

Part 1. General Provisions

27-27-101. Definition and function of writ of prohibition - 27-27-101. Definition and function of writ of prohibition. The writ...

27-27-102. Issuance of writ - 27-27-102. Issuance of writ. A writ of prohibition may be...

27-27-103. Form and content of writ - 27-27-103. Form and content of writ. The writ must be...

27-27-104. Application of procedure governing mandamus - 27-27-104. Application of procedure governing mandamus. The provisions of chapter...

Chapter 28. Quo Warranto

Part 1. General Provisions

27-28-101. When proceeding may be instituted for unlawful assertion of authority - 27-28-101. When proceeding may be instituted for unlawful assertion of...

27-28-102. When proceeding may be brought against a corporation for misconduct - 27-28-102. When proceeding may be brought against a corporation for...

27-28-103. When attorney general required to commence action - 27-28-103. When attorney general required to commence action. The attorney...

27-28-104. Upon whose relation action brought -- security for costs - 27-28-104. Upon whose relation action brought -- security for costs....

27-28-105. Jurisdiction and venue - 27-28-105. Jurisdiction and venue. An action under this chapter can...

27-28-106. Precedence on court calendar - 27-28-106. Precedence on court calendar. Actions under this chapter in...

Part 2. Procedure in General

27-28-201. Leave to file complaint - 27-28-201. Leave to file complaint. Upon application for leave to...

27-28-202. Summons -- complaint filed without leave - 27-28-202. Summons -- complaint filed without leave. When the complaint...

27-28-203. Service by publication - 27-28-203. Service by publication. When a summons is returned not...

27-28-204. Pleadings - 27-28-204. Pleadings. The pleadings shall be as in other cases....

27-28-205. Judgment -- unlawful assertion of authority - 27-28-205. Judgment -- unlawful assertion of authority. When a defendant...

27-28-206. Right to appeal - 27-28-206. Right to appeal. If the action is commenced in...

27-28-207. Procedure when action brought in supreme court - 27-28-207. Procedure when action brought in supreme court. Actions under...

Part 3. Actions by Private Persons for Usurpation of Office

27-28-301. When action may be commenced -- undertaking for security - 27-28-301. When action may be commenced -- undertaking for security....

27-28-302. Contents of complaint - 27-28-302. Contents of complaint. When the action is against a...

27-28-303. Who may be made defendants - 27-28-303. Who may be made defendants. All persons who claim...

27-28-304. Whose rights determined in judgment - 27-28-304. Whose rights determined in judgment. Judgment may be rendered...

27-28-305. No stay of judgment of ouster pending appeal - 27-28-305. No stay of judgment of ouster pending appeal. If...

27-28-306. Rights of prevailing party to take office and demand books and papers - 27-28-306. Rights of prevailing party to take office and demand...

27-28-307. Refusal to turn over books and papers punishable as contempt - 27-28-307. Refusal to turn over books and papers punishable as...

27-28-308. Subsequent action for damages for usurpation - 27-28-308. Subsequent action for damages for usurpation. The person in...

Part 4. Actions to Oust Irregularly Elected Corporate Directors

27-28-401. When judgment of ouster rendered - 27-28-401. When judgment of ouster rendered. When the action is...

27-28-402. Court order to hold new election - 27-28-402. Court order to hold new election. In a case...

Part 5. Actions Against Corporations

27-28-501. Judgment forbidding continuation of offending acts - 27-28-501. Judgment forbidding continuation of offending acts. When it is...

27-28-502. Judgment dissolving corporation - 27-28-502. Judgment dissolving corporation. When in any such action it...

27-28-503. Costs -- judgment against corporation or alleged corporation - 27-28-503. Costs -- judgment against corporation or alleged corporation. If...

27-28-504. Court appointed trustees to settle affairs of dissolved corporation - 27-28-504. Court appointed trustees to settle affairs of dissolved corporation....

27-28-505. Powers and duties of trustees -- liability - 27-28-505. Powers and duties of trustees -- liability. (1) The...

27-28-506. Refusal to deliver assets or papers to trustees -- punishment for contempt -- liability - 27-28-506. Refusal to deliver assets or papers to trustees --...

Chapter 30. Nuisances

Part 1. General Provisions

27-30-101. Definition of nuisance - 27-30-101. Definition of nuisance. (1) Anything that is injurious to...

27-30-102. Distinction between public and private nuisances - 27-30-102. Distinction between public and private nuisances. (1) A public...

27-30-103. Action for nuisance - 27-30-103. Action for nuisance. A nuisance is the subject of...

27-30-104. Right to recover damages unaffected by abatement - 27-30-104. Right to recover damages unaffected by abatement. The abatement...

27-30-105. Successive owners liable for nuisance - 27-30-105. Successive owners liable for nuisance. Every successive owner of...

Part 2. Public Nuisances

27-30-201. Public nuisance not legalized by time - 27-30-201. Public nuisance not legalized by time. No lapse of...

27-30-202. Remedies for public nuisances - 27-30-202. Remedies for public nuisances. (1) The remedies against a...

27-30-203. When private person may maintain action for public nuisance - 27-30-203. When private person may maintain action for public nuisance....

27-30-204. Abatement of public nuisance by public body or officer or injured party - 27-30-204. Abatement of public nuisance by public body or officer...

Part 3. Private Nuisances

27-30-301. Remedies for private nuisances - 27-30-301. Remedies for private nuisances. The remedies against a private...

27-30-302. Abatement of private nuisance by injured party - 27-30-302. Abatement of private nuisance by injured party. A person...

Chapter 31. Change of Name

Part 1. General Provisions

27-31-101. Petition for change of name of natural person - 27-31-101. Petition for change of name of natural person. All...

27-31-102. Petition for change of name of nonprofit corporation - 27-31-102. Petition for change of name of nonprofit corporation. Any...

27-31-103. District court jurisdiction - 27-31-103. District court jurisdiction. Applications for change of names must...

Part 2. Procedure

27-31-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice -- safety - 27-31-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice -- safety. (1)...

27-31-202. Filing of objections to change - 27-31-202. Filing of objections to change. At any time before...

27-31-203. Conduct of hearing - 27-31-203. Conduct of hearing. On the day set for the...

27-31-204. Court order - 27-31-204. Court order. The court or judge may make an...

27-31-205. Repealed - 27-31-205. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 3, L. 1983. History: En....

Chapter 32. Judicial Determination of Birth Date

Part 1. General Provisions Petition for Determination

27-32-101. Who may petition -- where petition filed - 27-32-101. Who may petition -- where petition filed. For the...

27-32-102. Contents of petition - 27-32-102. Contents of petition. (1) The petition must be duly...

27-32-103. Exclusive jurisdiction of district courts - 27-32-103. Exclusive jurisdiction of district courts. The district courts of...

27-32-104. Fees - 27-32-104. Fees. The petitioner, upon the filing of the petition,...

Part 2. Preliminary Procedure -- Hearing

27-32-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice - 27-32-201. Order setting hearing date -- notice. Upon the filing...

27-32-202. Objections to granting of petition - 27-32-202. Objections to granting of petition. Any citizen of the...

27-32-203. Conduct of hearing - 27-32-203. Conduct of hearing. At the time fixed for the...

27-32-204. Transfer of proceeding to proper county - 27-32-204. Transfer of proceeding to proper county. If upon the...

Part 3. Judgment -- Appeal

27-32-301. Judgment - 27-32-301. Judgment. If the court is satisfied by competent evidence...

27-32-302. Clerk to certify and file judgment - 27-32-302. Clerk to certify and file judgment. The clerk of...

27-32-303. Appeal - 27-32-303. Appeal. Any citizen may appeal from the judgment rendered...

Chapter 33. Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Part 1. General Provisions

27-33-101. Short title - 27-33-101. Short title. This part may be cited as the...

27-33-102. Legislative findings - 27-33-102. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that: (1) the framers...

27-33-103. Purpose - 27-33-103. Purpose. The purpose of this part is: (1) to...

27-33-104. Definitions - 27-33-104. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...

27-33-105. Free exercise of religion protected - 27-33-105. Free exercise of religion protected. (1) State action may...

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