1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 25
  3. CHAPTER 14
  4. Part 3
  5. 25-14-306 Prisoner to take oath

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 14. PROCEEDINGS IN AID OF EXECUTION

Part 3. Discharge of Imprisoned Judgment Debtor

Prisoner To Take Oath

25-14-306. Prisoner to take oath. If, upon the examination, the judge is satisfied that the prisoner is entitled to discharge, the judge shall administer to the prisoner the following oath: "I, ...., do solemnly swear that I have not any property, real or personal, in the amount of $50, except property that is by law exempted from being taken in execution, and that I have not any other property now conveyed or concealed or in any way disposed of with design to secure the property to my use or to hinder, delay, or defraud my creditors; so help me God."

History: En. Sec. 111, p. 48, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 149, p. 74, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 149, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 151, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 2065, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7262, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9880, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1148; re-en. Sec. 9880, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9606; amd. Sec. 480, Ch. 56, L. 2009.