3-5-101. Judicial districts defined. In this state, there are 22 judicial districts, distributed as follows:
     (1) 1st district: Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties;
     (2) 2nd district: Silver Bow County;
     (3) 3rd district: Deer Lodge, Granite, and Powell Counties;
     (4) 4th district: Missoula and Mineral Counties;
     (5) 5th district: Beaverhead, Jefferson, and Madison Counties;
     (6) 6th district: Park and Sweet Grass Counties;
     (7) 7th district: Dawson, McCone, Richland, Prairie, and Wibaux Counties;
     (8) 8th district: Cascade County;
     (9) 9th district: Teton, Pondera, Toole, and Glacier Counties;
     (10) 10th district: Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties;
     (11) 11th district: Flathead County;
     (12) 12th district: Liberty, Hill, and Chouteau Counties;
     (13) 13th district: Yellowstone County;
     (14) 14th district: Meagher, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and Musselshell Counties;
     (15) 15th district: Roosevelt, Daniels, and Sheridan Counties;
     (16) 16th district: Custer, Carter, Fallon, Powder River, Garfield, Treasure, and Rosebud Counties;
     (17) 17th district: Phillips, Blaine, and Valley Counties;
     (18) 18th district: Gallatin County;
     (19) 19th district: Lincoln County;
     (20) 20th district: Lake and Sanders Counties;
     (21) 21st district: Ravalli County;
     (22) 22nd district: Stillwater, Carbon, and Big Horn Counties.

     History: En. Sec. 6256, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8812, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 8812, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 517, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-301; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 293, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 642, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 454, L. 1999.