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(1) A process server registered under Title 37, chapter 60, a licensed attorney, or a sheriff, constable, coroner, elisor, or other government employee who is acting in the course of the person's employment while serving process is a public servant for the purpose of determining the offense of obstructing a public servant as provided in 45-7-302.
(2) A person who obstructs a person serving process is guilty of obstruction of a public servant and is punishable as provided in 45-7-302.
(3) An unregistered person who serves 10 or fewer services of process in a calendar year, as provided in 25-1-1101(1), is not acting as a public servant.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 25. Civil Procedure § 25-3-105. Person serving process--penalty for obstruction--exception - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-25-civil-procedure/mt-st-25-3-105/
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