Montana Code 3-10-304. Territorial extent of civil jurisdiction
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3-10-304. Territorial extent of civil jurisdiction. (1) The civil jurisdiction of a justice’s court extends to the limits of the county in which it is held, and except as provided in subsection (2), intermediate and final process of a justice’s court in a county may be issued to and served in any part of the county.
Terms Used In Montana Code 3-10-304
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(2)A summons or a writ of execution of a justice’s court may be served in any county of the state.