3-11-206. City to provide facilities -- conduct of court business -- electronic filing and storage of court records. (1) The governing body of the city in which the judge has been elected or appointed shall provide for the judge:
     (a) the office space, courtroom, and clerical assistance necessary to enable the judge to perform the judge's duties in dignified surroundings;
     (b) the books, records, forms, papers, stationery, postage, office equipment, and supplies necessary for the proper keeping of the records and files of the judicial office and the transaction of business;
     (c) one copy of the latest edition of the Montana Code Annotated and all official supplements or immediate access to the code and supplements.
     (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), the provisions of 3-6-301 through 3-6-303 concerning conduct of municipal court business apply to the city court.
     (b) If the governing body of a city establishes by ordinance the position of clerk of city court, 3-6-301 does not apply to the city court.
     (3) The records of the court may be kept by means of electronic filing or storage, or both, as provided in 3-1-114 and 3-1-115, in lieu of or in addition to paper records.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 466, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 348, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 174, L. 1995.