1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 27
  3. CHAPTER 16
  4. Part 6
  5. 27-16-601 Deposit of money by defendant with sheriff

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS

Part 6. Deposit of Money in Lieu of Bail

Deposit Of Money By Defendant With Sheriff

27-16-601. Deposit of money by defendant with sheriff. The defendant may, at the time of arrest, instead of giving bail, deposit with the sheriff the amount mentioned in the order. If the amount of bail is reduced, as provided in this chapter, the defendant may deposit the amount instead of giving bail. In either case, the sheriff shall give the defendant a certificate of the deposit made, and the defendant must be discharged from custody.

History: En. Sec. 91, p. 150, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 99, p. 47, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 137, p. 72, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 137, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 139, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 819, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6614, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9212, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 497; re-en. Sec. 9212, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4020; amd. Sec. 650, Ch. 56, L. 2009.