Montana Statutes
§ Rule 3 — Files And Exhibits
Montana·Title 25 CIVIL PROCEDURE·Ch. 24 MONTANA UNIFORM RULES FOR THE JUSTICE AND CITY COURTS·Part 1 Rules
Rule 3 . Files and exhibits.
(a)The court is the custodian of all court files. Files shall not be taken from the court without the consent of the judge.
(b)Every exhibit placed on file or offered in evidence shall be held in the custody of the court. Unless there be good reason why the original of an exhibit should be retained, upon application, the court may order a copy filed in its place. Public records offered in evidence may be withdrawn at the conclusion of the hearing on order of the court.
(c)Exhibits may be withdrawn by the party offering them thirty days after a judgment has become final. Forty-five days after a judgment has become final, a party may apply to the court for an order to dispose of exhibits, and shall notify the other party of said application. Twenty days after
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Montana § Rule 3 (Files And Exhibits) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
En. Sup. Ct. Ord. Mar. 25, 1993, eff. June 1, 1993; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. Aug. 31, 1994; Rule 2, 1993; redes. Rule 3 by Sup. Ct. Ord. Aug. 31, 1994.
Nearby Sections
15
§ Rule 1
Scope Of Rules§ Rule 10
Duty To Make Service§ Rule 11
Filing Of Discovery§ Rule 12
Request For Jury Trial§ Rule 13
Decorum§ Rule 14
Representation§ Rule 15
Office Hours§ Rule 16
Pre-Trial Conference§ Rule 17
Payment Of Bonds§ Rule 18
Continuances§ Rule 19
Jury Instructions§ Rule 20
Voir Dire§ Rule 21
Time Computation§ Rule 3
Files And Exhibits