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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-10-206 (2026)

Vacancies

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  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 3
  3. CHAPTER 10
  4. Part 2
  5. 3-10-206 Vacancies

TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 10. JUSTICES' COURTS

Part 2. Justices of the Peace

Vacancies

3-10-206. Vacancies. Subject to the residency requirements provided in 3-10-204 and the election requirements provided in 3-10-201(2) and (3), a vacancy in the office of a justice of the peace must be filled pursuant to 7-4-2206 until a successor is elected and qualified.

History: En. Sec. 65, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6284, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8838, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 111; re-en. Sec. 8838, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-406; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 143, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 16, L. 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2011 · leading case: Inquiry Concerning Complaint Of: Jud. Standards Comm'n v. Leroy Not Afraid, 2010 MT 285, 245 P.3d 1116.
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Inquiry Concerning Complaint Of: Jud. Standards Comm'n v. Leroy Not Afraid, 2010 MT 285, 245 P.3d 1116. · cites it 4× “VII, § 8(2) (Supreme Court justices and district court judges); § 3-10-206, MCA (justices of the peace). The language of Article VII, Section 10 requires neither a resignation nor a proceeding to declare the office vacant.”
Motta v. Granite Cnty., 2011 MT 96N. “Sections 3-10-206 through 3- 10-208, MCA.”
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