{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-16-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-16-502","heading":"Manner and time of surrender.","body":"For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the bail, at any time or place before they are finally charged, may arrest the defendant or, by a written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may empower the sheriff to arrest the defendant.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS","Part 5. Liability and Exoneration of Sureties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0160/part_0050/section_0020/0270-0160-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:32Z","sha256":"42fb2677e63ccb9b418eb339c2cf3ab8aab57da8703adc7f9f91bd784467de4e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-16-501","next":"us-mt/27-16-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}