Montana § 25-14-312 Discharge Upon Failure Of Plaintiff To Advance Money For Support Of Prisoner

Montana Statutes

§ 25-14-312 — Discharge Upon Failure Of Plaintiff To Advance Money For Support Of Prisoner

Montana § 25-14-312

Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 14PROCEEDINGS IN AID OF EXECUTION

Part 3Discharge of Imprisoned Judgment Debtor

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-14-312 (2026).

Text

25-14-312 . Discharge upon failure of plaintiff to advance money for support of prisoner. Whenever a prisoner is committed to jail on an execution issued on a judgment recovered in a civil action, the creditor or the creditor's agent or attorney shall advance to the jailer, on the commitment, sufficient money for the support of the prisoner for 1 week and shall make the same advance for every successive week of imprisonment, and in case of failure to do so, the jailer shall discharge the prisoner from custody, and the discharge has the same effect as if made by order of the creditor.

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25-14-312 . Discharge upon failure of plaintiff to advance money for support of prisoner. Whenever a prisoner is committed to jail on an execution issued on a judgment recovered in a civil action, the creditor or the creditor's agent or attorney shall advance to the jailer, on the commitment, sufficient money for the support of the prisoner for 1 week and shall make the same advance for every successive week of imprisonment, and in case of failure to do so, the jailer shall discharge the prisoner from custody, and the discharge has the same effect as if made by order of the creditor.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2071, C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7268, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9886, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1154; re-en. Sec. 9886, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9612; amd. Sec. 486, Ch. 56, L. 2009.