Montana Statutes
§ 25-3-203 — Prepayment Of Cost Of Service
Montana § 25-3-203
JurisdictionMontana
Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ch. 3SERVICE OF PROCESS AND OTHER PAPERS
Part 2Service by an Officer
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-3-203 (2026).
Text
25-3-203 . Prepayment of cost of service. An officer or registered process server receiving papers for service may not be required to serve papers for service unless the person on whose behalf the service is made or that person's agent or attorney first pays the cost of the service upon a demand by the officer or registered process server.
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Legislative History
En. Secs. 1, 2, p. 7, L. 1881; re-en. Sec. 76, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; en. Sec. 640, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6523, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9120, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9120, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-3016(part); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 548, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 405, L. 2007.
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§ 25-3-101
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Time Limit For Service Of Process§ 25-3-201
Delivery Of Papers To Officer§ 25-3-203
Prepayment Of Cost Of Service§ 25-3-204
Officer To Exhibit Process§ 25-3-206
Execution By Elisor§ 25-3-301
Time And Manner Of Return§ 25-3-302
Return Prima Facie Evidence§ 25-3-402
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 25-3-203, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/3/25-3-203.