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Code · Montana · Title 3 — Judiciary, Courts · Chapter 11 · Part 1

3-11-101. City court established -- city court of record.

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3-11-101 . City court established -- city court of record.
(1)A city court is established in each city or town. A city judge shall establish regular sessions of the court. On judicial days, the court must be open for all business, civil and criminal. On nonjudicial days, as defined in 3-1-302 , the court may transact criminal business only.
(2)A city may establish the city court as a court of record. If the city court is established as a court of record, it must be known as a "city court of record". The court's proceedings must be recorded by electronic recording or stenographic transcription, and all papers filed in a proceeding must be included in the record. A city court of record may be established by a resolution of the city commissioners or pursuant to 7-5-137 and Title 13, chapter 28.
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