{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-16-209","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-16-209","heading":"Liability of sheriff for escape or rescue.","body":"If after being arrested the defendant escapes or is rescued, the sheriff is liable as bail, but the sheriff may be discharged from liability by the giving justification of bail at any time before judgment.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS","Part 2. Order for Arrest -- Execution"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0090/0270-0160-0020-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:32Z","sha256":"cbdf6417819e876acbbb200e83f0f7beb29da4c1a713fb00db43464a119da9d4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-16-208","next":"us-mt/27-16-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}