Montana § 3-1-516 - Bail Bond -- Form And Conditions Of
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 3-1-516 — Bail Bond -- Form And Conditions Of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-1-516. Bail Bond -- Form And Conditions Of
Bail bond -- form and conditions of. When a direction to release the person arrested on bail is contained in the warrant of attachment or endorsed on the warrant, the arrested person must be discharged from the arrest upon executing and delivering to the officer, at any time before the return day of the warrant, a written undertaking, with two sufficient sureties, to the effect that the person arrested will appear on the return of the warrant and abide the order of the court or judge or the sureties will pay, as may be directed, the sum specified in the warrant or ordered by the court or the judge.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 3-1-516 cover?
Section 3-1-516 ("Bail Bond -- Form And Conditions Of") 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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