Montana § 3-1-304 - Adjournment For Absence Of Judge
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 3-1-304 — Adjournment For Absence Of Judge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-1-304. Adjournment For Absence Of Judge
Adjournment for absence of judge. If no judge attends before noon on the day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court or on a day to which it may have been adjourned, the sheriff or clerk may adjourn the same until the next day at 10 a.m. If no judge attends on that day before noon, the sheriff or clerk may adjourn the same until the following day at the same hour and so on from day to day for 6 days unless the judge, by written order or telegram, directs it to be adjourned to some day certain, fixed in said order or telegram, in which case it must be so adjourned.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-1-304 ("Adjournment For Absence Of Judge") 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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