{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-11-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-11-101","heading":"City court established -- city court of record.","body":"(1) A city court is established in each city or town. A city judge shall establish regular sessions of the court. On judicial days, the court must be open for all business, civil and criminal. On nonjudicial days, as defined in 3-1-302, the court may transact criminal business only.\n(2) A city may establish the city court as a court of record. If the city court is established as a court of record, it must be known as a \"city court of record\". The court's proceedings must be recorded by electronic recording or stenographic transcription, and all papers filed in a proceeding must be included in the record. A city court of record may be established by a resolution of the city commissioners or pursuant to 7-5-137 and Title 13, chapter 28.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 11. CITY COURTS","Part 1. Creation and Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0110/part_0010/section_0010/0030-0110-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:43Z","sha256":"43cb09c022421283e013d8ed58851e00861de275c581c3884f7c8846370cb58f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-10-1005","next":"us-mt/3-11-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}