1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 27
  3. CHAPTER 16
  4. Part 5
  5. 27-16-503 Exoneration of sureties

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS

Part 5. Liability and Exoneration of Sureties

Exoneration Of Sureties

27-16-503. Exoneration of sureties. Upon arrest of the defendant by the sheriff or upon the defendant's delivery to the sheriff by the bail or upon the defendant's own surrender, the bail must be exonerated if the arrest, delivery, or surrender take place before the expiration of 10 days after judgment. However, if the arrest, delivery, or surrender is not made within 10 days after the judgment, the bail must be finally charged on their undertaking and be bound to pay the amount of the judgment within 10 days after the judgment.

History: En. Sec. 83, p. 149, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 91, p. 45, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 129, p. 70, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 129, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 131, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 811, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6606, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9204, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 489; re-en. Sec. 9204, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4012(part); amd. Sec. 648, Ch. 56, L. 2009.