§ 3-10-101 Number and location of justices’ courts — authorization to combine with city court — justice’s court of record
§ 3-10-102 When courts open
§ 3-10-103 County to provide facilities
§ 3-10-111 What provisions of code applicable to justices’ courts
§ 3-10-115 Appeal to district court from justice’s court of record — record on appeal
§ 3-10-116 Disqualification of justice of peace for justice’s court of record — judge pro tempore
§ 3-10-117 Repealed
§ 3-10-118 Powers and duties of justice’s court of record
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 3 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Eligible individual: means an individual who is:

    (a)enrolled in the medicare program;

    (b)enrolled in the medical assistance program provided for in Title 53, chapter 6; or

    (c)uninsured and whose family income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. See Montana Code 37-3-803

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Health care: has the meaning provided in 50-16-504. See Montana Code 37-3-803
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Usual: means according to usage. See Montana Code 1-1-206