Montana Code Annotated
Title 3. Judiciary, Courts
Chapter 7. Water Courts

Part 1. Water Divisions

3-7-101. Water divisions - 3-7-101. Water divisions. To adjudicate existing water rights and to...

3-7-102. Water divisions boundaries - 3-7-102. Water divisions boundaries. There are four water divisions whose...

3-7-103. Promulgation of rules and prescription of forms -- advisory committee - 3-7-103. Promulgation of rules and prescription of forms -- advisory...

Part 2. Water Judges

3-7-201. Designation of water judge - 3-7-201. Designation of water judge. (1) A water judge must...

3-7-202. Term of office - 3-7-202. Term of office. The term of office for water...

3-7-203. Vacancies - 3-7-203. Vacancies. If a vacancy in the office of water...

3-7-204. Supervision and administration by supreme court - 3-7-204. Supervision and administration by supreme court. (1) The Montana...

3-7-205. through 3-7-210 reserved - 3-7-205 through 3-7-210 reserved.

3-7-211. Appointment of water commissioners - 3-7-211. Appointment of water commissioners. Except as provided in 85-20-1902,...

3-7-212. Enforcement of decrees - 3-7-212. Enforcement of decrees. The district court having jurisdiction may...

3-7-213. Repealed - 3-7-213. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 604, L. 1989. History: En....

3-7-214. through 3-7-220 reserved - 3-7-214 through 3-7-220 reserved.

3-7-221. Appointment of chief water judge and associate water judge -- terms of office - 3-7-221. Appointment of chief water judge and associate water judge...

3-7-222. Salary -- office space - 3-7-222. Salary -- office space. (1) The chief water judge...

3-7-223. Duties of chief water judge - 3-7-223. (Temporary) Duties of chief water judge. The chief water...

3-7-224. Jurisdiction of chief water judge and associate water judge - 3-7-224. (Temporary) Jurisdiction of chief water judge and associate water...

3-7-225. Duties of associate water judge - 3-7-225. (Temporary) Duties of associate water judge. The duties of...

Part 3. Water Masters

3-7-301. Appointment of water masters -- removal - 3-7-301. Appointment of water masters -- removal. (1) The chief...

3-7-302. Repealed - 3-7-302. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 356, L. 2003. History: En....

3-7-303. through 3-7-310 reserved - 3-7-303 through 3-7-310 reserved.

3-7-311. Duties of water masters - 3-7-311. Duties of water masters. (1) The water master has...

Part 4. Disqualification

3-7-401. Definitions - 3-7-401. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following...

3-7-402. Disqualification of water judge or master - 3-7-402. Disqualification of water judge or master. (1) A water...

3-7-403. Waiver of disqualification - 3-7-403. Waiver of disqualification. A water judge may accept from...

3-7-404. Procedure exclusive - 3-7-404. Procedure exclusive. The procedure for disqualification of a water...

Part 5. Jurisdiction

3-7-501. Jurisdiction - 3-7-501. Jurisdiction. (1) The jurisdiction of each judicial district concerning...

3-7-502. Jurisdictional disputes - 3-7-502. Jurisdictional disputes. Whenever a question arises concerning which water...