Montana § 13-37-113 Hiring Of Attorneys -- Prosecutions

Montana Statutes

§ 13-37-113 — Hiring Of Attorneys -- Prosecutions

Montana § 13-37-113

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 37CONTROL OF CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

Part 1Commissioner of Political Practices

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-37-113 (2026).

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13-37-113 . Hiring of attorneys -- prosecutions. The commissioner may hire or retain attorneys who are properly licensed to practice before the supreme court of the state of Montana to prosecute violations of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter. Any attorney retained or hired shall exercise the powers of a special attorney general, and the attorney may prosecute, subject to the control and supervision of the commissioner and the provisions of 13-37-124 and 13-37-125 , any criminal or civil action arising out of a violation of any provision of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter. All prosecutions must be brought in the state district court for the county in which a violation has occurred. The authority to prosecute as prescribed by this section includes the authority to:

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13-37-113 . Hiring of attorneys -- prosecutions. The commissioner may hire or retain attorneys who are properly licensed to practice before the supreme court of the state of Montana to prosecute violations of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter. Any attorney retained or hired shall exercise the powers of a special attorney general, and the attorney may prosecute, subject to the control and supervision of the commissioner and the provisions of 13-37-124 and 13-37-125 , any criminal or civil action arising out of a violation of any provision of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter. All prosecutions must be brought in the state district court for the county in which a violation has occurred. The authority to prosecute as prescribed by this section includes the authority to:
(1) institute proceedings for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of criminal violations of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter;
(2) attend and give advice to a grand jury when cases involving criminal violations of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter are presented;
(3) draw and file indictments, informations, and criminal complaints;
(4) prosecute all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties, or forfeitures accruing to the state or county from persons convicted of violating chapter 35 of this title or this chapter; and
(5) do any other act necessary to successfully prosecute a violation of any provision of chapter 35 of this title or this chapter.

Legislative History

En. 23-4786 by Sec. 11, Ch. 480, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4786(3); amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 401, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 407, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 535, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 565, L. 2021.