1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 25
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. Part 2
  5. 25-3-202 When officer's execution of process justified and required

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 3. SERVICE OF PROCESS AND OTHER PAPERS

Part 2. Service by an Officer

When Officer's Execution Of Process Justified And Required

25-3-202. When officer's execution of process justified and required. A sheriff, registered process server, or other ministerial officer is justified in the execution of and must execute all process and orders regular on their face and issued by competent authority, whatever may be the defect in the proceedings upon which they were issued.

History: En. Sec. 4395, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3024, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4788, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4187; re-en. Sec. 4788, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2716; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 548, L. 1987.