{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-10-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-10-204","heading":"Residence requirements.","body":"(1) A justice of the peace must reside in the county in which the justice's court is held.\n(2) A person is not eligible for the office of justice of the peace unless the person is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the county in which the person is to serve for 1 year preceding election or appointment.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 10. JUSTICES' COURTS","Part 2. Justices of the Peace"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0100/part_0020/section_0040/0030-0100-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:41Z","sha256":"c8e36e684c3c1b297fdc2a7a2d25aa78fb1ce774a61bdd91bb1519527d27a837","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-10-203","next":"us-mt/3-10-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}