Montana § 53-20-134 Court Records To Be Kept Separate -- Sealed -- Names Omitted

Montana Statutes

§ 53-20-134 — Court Records To Be Kept Separate -- Sealed -- Names Omitted

Montana § 53-20-134

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 20DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-134 (2026).

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53-20-134 . Court records to be kept separate -- sealed -- names omitted. Records and papers in proceedings under this part must be maintained separately by each clerk of court. Five days prior to the release of a respondent or resident committed to a residential facility, the facility shall notify the appropriate clerk of court, and the clerk shall immediately seal the record in the case and omit the name of the respondent or resident from the index or indexes of cases in the court unless the court orders the record opened for good cause shown.

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53-20-134 . Court records to be kept separate -- sealed -- names omitted. Records and papers in proceedings under this part must be maintained separately by each clerk of court. Five days prior to the release of a respondent or resident committed to a residential facility, the facility shall notify the appropriate clerk of court, and the clerk shall immediately seal the record in the case and omit the name of the respondent or resident from the index or indexes of cases in the court unless the court orders the record opened for good cause shown.