Montana Code 3-1-302. Nonjudicial day
3-1-302. Nonjudicial day. (1) No court may be open nor may any judicial business be transacted on legal holidays, as provided for in 1-1-216, and on a day appointed by the president of the United States or by the governor of this state for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday, except for the following purposes:
Terms Used In Montana Code 3-1-302
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(a)to give, upon its request, instructions to a jury when deliberating on its verdict;
(b)to receive a verdict or discharge a jury;
(c)for the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in a criminal action or in a proceeding of a criminal nature.
(2)Injunctions, writs of prohibition, and habeas corpus may be issued and served on any day.