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Code · Montana · Title 53 — Social Services and Institutions · Chapter 21 · Part 1

53-21-103. Court records to be kept separate.

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53-21-103 . Court records to be kept separate. Records and papers in proceedings under this part shall be maintained separately by the clerks of the several courts. Five days prior to the release of a respondent or patient committed to a mental health facility, the facility shall notify the clerk of the court, and the clerk shall immediately seal the record in the case and omit the name of the respondent or patient from the index or indexes of cases in the court unless the court orders the record opened for good cause shown.
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