Montana § 27-16-1005 - Officer To Detain Defendant -- Expenses

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§ 27-16-1005. Officer To Detain Defendant -- Expenses

Officer to detain defendant -- expenses. The officer making the arrest shall keep the defendant in custody until the defendant is discharged by order of the justice. The officer may not be bound to keep the defendant under arrest more than 24 hours unless the plaintiff pays each day the expenses of keeping the defendant, which expense must be taxed as costs in the action and may not be a charge against the county.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 27-16-1005 ("Officer To Detain Defendant -- Expenses") 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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