Montana § 27-16-403 - Qualifications Of Sureties
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 27-16-403 — Qualifications Of Sureties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-16-403. Qualifications Of Sureties
Qualifications of sureties. The qualifications of bail must be as follows: (1) Each of them must be a resident and householder or freeholder within the county. (2) Each must be worth the amount specified in the order of arrest or the amount to which the order is reduced, as provided in this chapter, over and above all the bail's debts and liabilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution. However, the judge or clerk, on justification, may allow more than two sureties to justify severally, in amounts less than that expressed in the order, if the whole justification is equivalent to that of two sufficient bail.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-16-403 ("Qualifications 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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