Montana § 7-4-2716 Duties Related To State Matters

Montana Statutes

§ 7-4-2716 — Duties Related To State Matters

Montana § 7-4-2716

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 4OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Part 27Office of County Attorney

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-2716 (2026).

Text

7-4-2716 . Duties related to state matters. The county attorney shall:

(1)attend the district court and conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for public offenses and represent the state in all matters and proceedings to which it is a party or in which it may be beneficially interested, at all times and in all places within the limits of the county;

(2)when ordered or directed by the attorney general to do so, promptly institute and diligently prosecute in the proper court and in the name of the state of Montana any criminal or civil action or special proceeding;

(3)defend all suits brought against the state.

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7-4-2716 . Duties related to state matters. The county attorney shall:
(1) attend the district court and conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for public offenses and represent the state in all matters and proceedings to which it is a party or in which it may be beneficially interested, at all times and in all places within the limits of the county;
(2) when ordered or directed by the attorney general to do so, promptly institute and diligently prosecute in the proper court and in the name of the state of Montana any criminal or civil action or special proceeding;
(3) defend all suits brought against the state.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 4450, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, p. 76, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3052, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4819, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4256; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 187, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 4819, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3101(part); amd. Sec. 431, Ch. 61, L. 2007.