{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-16-1005","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-16-1005","heading":"Officer to detain defendant -- expenses.","body":"The officer making the arrest shall keep the defendant in custody until the defendant is discharged by order of the justice. The officer may not be bound to keep the defendant under arrest more than 24 hours unless the plaintiff pays each day the expenses of keeping the defendant, which expense must be taxed as costs in the action and may not be a charge against the county.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS","Part 10. Arrest in Civil Actions in Justice's Court"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0160/part_0100/section_0050/0270-0160-0100-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:33Z","sha256":"f827facdf0041583443fe2a575cdc3f91154cf21796ca7a2aac76dd87cb5d9e1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-16-1004","next":"us-mt/27-16-1006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}