Montana § 25-3-105 - Person Serving Process -- Penalty For Obstruction -- Exception
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-3-105 — Person Serving Process -- Penalty For Obstruction -- Exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-105. Person Serving Process -- Penalty For Obstruction -- Exception
Person serving process -- penalty for obstruction -- exception. (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.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-3-105 ("Person Serving Process -- Penalty For Obstruction -- Exception") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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