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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The justices' courts have jurisdiction of public offenses committed within the respective counties in which the courts are established as follows:
(a) except as provided in subsection (2), jurisdiction of all misdemeanors punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both;
(b) jurisdiction of all misdemeanor violations of fish and game statutes punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both;
(c) concurrent jurisdiction with district courts of all misdemeanors punishable by a fine exceeding $500 or imprisonment exceeding 6 months, or both;
(d) concurrent jurisdiction with district courts of all misdemeanor violations of fish and game statutes punishable by a fine exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment exceeding 6 months, or both;
(e) jurisdiction to act as examining and committing courts and for that purpose to conduct preliminary hearings;
(f) jurisdiction of all violations of Title 61, chapter 10; and
(g) all misdemeanor violations of Title 81, chapter 8, part 2.
(2) In any county that has established a drug treatment court or a mental health treatment court, the district court, with the consent of all judges of the courts of limited jurisdiction in the county, has concurrent jurisdiction of all misdemeanors punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-10-303. Criminal jurisdiction - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-3-judiciary-courts/mt-st-3-10-303/
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