Montana § 7-32-2207 Confinement Of Persons On Civil Process

Montana Statutes

§ 7-32-2207 — Confinement Of Persons On Civil Process

Montana § 7-32-2207

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 32LAW ENFORCEMENT

Part 22Detention Centers

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-32-2207 (2026).

Text

7-32-2207 . Confinement of persons on civil process.

(1)Whenever a person is committed upon process in a civil action or proceeding, except when the state is a party to the action, the detention center administrator is not bound to receive the person unless security is given on the part of the party at whose instance the process is issued. The security must be a deposit of money, to meet the expenses for the person's necessary food, clothing, and bedding. The detention center administrator is not required to detain the person any longer than the period for which these expenses are provided.

(2)This section does not apply to cases in which a party is committed as a punishment for disobedience to the mandates, process, writs, or orders of court.

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7-32-2207 . Confinement of persons on civil process. (1) Whenever a person is committed upon process in a civil action or proceeding, except when the state is a party to the action, the detention center administrator is not bound to receive the person unless security is given on the part of the party at whose instance the process is issued. The security must be a deposit of money, to meet the expenses for the person's necessary food, clothing, and bedding. The detention center administrator is not required to detain the person any longer than the period for which these expenses are provided.
(2) This section does not apply to cases in which a party is committed as a punishment for disobedience to the mandates, process, writs, or orders of court.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 3037, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 9774, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 12483, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 1612; re-en. Sec. 12483, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2819; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 447, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 702, Ch. 61, L. 2007.