{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-1-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-1-402","heading":"Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceedings.","body":"A judicial officer has the power to:\n(1) preserve and enforce order in the officer's immediate presence and in proceedings before the officer when the officer is engaged in the performance of official duties;\n(2) compel obedience to the officer's official orders, as provided in this code;\n(3) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before the officer in the cases and manner provided in this code;\n(4) administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before the officer and in all other cases in which it may be necessary in the exercise of the officer's powers and duties.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY","Part 4. Powers of Judicial Officers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0020/0030-0010-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:27Z","sha256":"337d041c059096d3ff96f075d869addfa410fc2ffe6a844a8502b92f0b3e53eb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-1-401","next":"us-mt/3-1-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}