Montana Statutes
§ 27-18-1501 — Justice's Authority To Issue Writ
Montana § 27-18-1501
JurisdictionMontana
Title 27CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS
Ch. 18PREJUDGMENT ATTACHMENT
Part 15Attachment in Justice's Court
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-18-1501 (2026).
Text
27-18-1501 . Justice's authority to issue writ. A writ to attach the property of the defendant may be issued by the justice at the time of or after issuing summons and before answer, on receiving an affidavit by or on behalf of the plaintiff, showing the same facts as are required to be shown by the affidavit specified in 27-18-202 .
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 568, p. 155, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 674, p. 172, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 734, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 754, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 1560, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7026, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9659, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 866; re-en. Sec. 9659, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 299, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-6908.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 27-18-101
Cases In Which Property May Be Attached§ 27-18-102
What Property Subject To Attachment§ 27-18-103
Through 27-18-110 Reserved§ 27-18-112
Attachment Book To Be Kept By County Clerk§ 27-18-1501
Justice's Authority To Issue Writ§ 27-18-1502
Plaintiff's Undertaking§ 27-18-1503
Exception To Sureties -- Justification§ 27-18-1505
Security For Sheriff's Costs§ 27-18-1506
Applicability Of Procedure In District Court§ 27-18-201
Time For Attaching Property§ 27-18-202
Plaintiff's Affidavit§ 27-18-203
Affidavit Requirements When Debt Not Yet Due§ 27-18-204
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 27-18-1501, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/18/27-18-1501.