Montana Code 53-20-118. Venue for hearing
53-20-118. Venue for hearing. (1) Except as provided in 53-20-129, hearings held pursuant to this part must be held in the district court for the district in which:
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-20-118
- Court: means a district court of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- facility: means :
(a)the Montana developmental center; or
(b)a private, community-based facility approved by the department of public health and human services as a facility able to meet the needs of individuals committed to a residential facility pursuant to this chapter or placed in a residential facility pursuant to Title 46, chapter 14. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- Respondent: means a person alleged in a petition filed pursuant to this part to be seriously developmentally disabled and for whom the petition requests commitment to a residential facility or imposition of a community treatment plan. See Montana Code 53-20-102
(a)the respondent resides; or
(b)the residential facility to which the respondent is committed or is to be committed is located.
(2)The cost of any hearing held pursuant to this part must be borne by the county where the respondent resides.