{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-1-606","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-1-606","heading":"Justice of the peace or constable not to purchase judgment.","body":"(1) A justice of the peace may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the justice's docket or on any docket in the justice's possession. A constable may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the docket of a justice of the peace of the county of which the person is a constable or on a docket in the possession of a justice of the peace in that county.\n(2) A violation of subsection (1) is a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY","Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0010/part_0060/section_0060/0030-0010-0060-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:28Z","sha256":"613e80544db8c95cfdaa6029d63d3bc8e5dd5ac73cf21ad02dd75df50ec1c34f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-1-605","next":"us-mt/3-1-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}