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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

3-11-101: City court established -- city court of record.

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  1. TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS
  2. CHAPTER 11. CITY COURTS
  3. Part 1. Creation and Jurisdiction

(1) A city court is established in each city or town. A city judge shall establish regular sessions of the court. On judicial days, the court must be open for all business, civil and criminal. On nonjudicial days, as defined in 3-1-302, the court may transact criminal business only.

(2) A city may establish the city court as a court of record. If the city court is established as a court of record, it must be known as a "city court of record". The court's proceedings must be recorded by electronic recording or stenographic transcription, and all papers filed in a proceeding must be included in the record. A city court of record may be established by a resolution of the city commissioners or pursuant to 7-5-137 and Title 13, chapter 28.

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