{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-15-301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-15-301","heading":"Who competent -- duty to serve.","body":"It is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on juries upon being summoned for jury duty, unless excused. Except as provided in 3-15-303, a person is competent to act as a juror if the person is:\n(1) 18 years of age or older;\n(2) a resident for at least 30 days of the state and of the city, town, or county in which the person is called for jury duty; and\n(3) a citizen of the United States.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 15. JURIES AND JURORS","Part 3. Jurors -- Competency and Excuses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0150/part_0030/section_0010/0030-0150-0030-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:45Z","sha256":"b58d053e3a447ee320a0b132ee6e6f356e30eb8a1e861b0d44248d933f834bd8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-15-205","next":"us-mt/3-15-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}