Montana Statutes
§ 3-11-203 — When Substitute For Judge Called In
3-11-203 . When substitute for judge called in.
(1)The city judge or mayor may call in a city judge, a justice of the peace, or some qualified person to act in the judge's place whenever the judge is:
(a)a party in a case;
(b)interested in a case;
(c)the spouse of or related to either party in a case by consanguinity or affinity within the sixth degree; or
(d)sick, absent, or unable to act.
(2)The city judge may call in a city judge, justice of the peace, or some qualified person to act in the city judge's place when a disqualifying affidavit is filed against the judge pursuant to the supreme court's rules on disqualification and substitution of judges.
(3)A city judge of any city or a justice of the peace of any county may sit as city judge at the city judge's request.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 4913, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3299, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5090, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4428; re-en. Sec. 5090, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 420, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1604; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 21, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 543, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
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