Montana § 25-33-203 - Justification Of Sureties
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-33-203 — Justification Of Sureties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-33-203. Justification Of Sureties
Justification of sureties. The adverse party may except to the sufficiency of the sureties within 5 days after the filing of the undertaking, and unless they or other sureties justify before the justice or a judge of the district court of the county in which such action has been tried within 5 days thereafter, upon notice to the adverse party, to the amounts stated in their affidavits, the appeal must be regarded as if no such undertaking had been given. The sureties on the undertakings mentioned in this part must justify as provided in 33-26-102 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-33-203 ("Justification Of Sureties") 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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