Montana Statutes
§ 27-16-209 — Liability Of Sheriff For Escape Or Rescue
Montana § 27-16-209
JurisdictionMontana
Title 27CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS
Ch. 16ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS
Part 2Order for Arrest -- Execution
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-16-209 (2026).
Text
27-16-209 . Liability of sheriff for escape or rescue. If after being arrested the defendant escapes or is rescued, the sheriff is liable as bail, but the sheriff may be discharged from liability by the giving justification of bail at any time before judgment.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 95, p. 151, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 103, p. 48, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 141, p. 73, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 141, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 143, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 823, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6618, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9216, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 501; re-en. Sec. 9216, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4024; amd. Sec. 638, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-16-1001
Justice's Authority To Order Arrest§ 27-16-1002
Plaintiff's Affidavit And Undertaking§ 27-16-1003
Defendant To Be Taken Before Justice Immediately§ 27-16-1005
Officer To Detain Defendant -- Expenses§ 27-16-1006
Defense Against Order Of Arrest§ 27-16-102
When Defendant May Be Arrested§ 27-16-201
Order From Judge Required§ 27-16-202
Time For Making Order§ 27-16-203
When Order Must Be Made§ 27-16-204
Plaintiff's Undertaking§ 27-16-206
Directions To Sheriff In Order§ 27-16-207
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 27-16-209, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/16/27-16-209.