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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-15-203 (2026)

Fees In Courts Not Of Record And Coroner Inquests

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TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 15. JURIES AND JURORS

Part 2. Jurors' Fees

Fees In Courts Not Of Record And Coroner Inquests

3-15-203. Fees in courts not of record and coroner inquests. (1) A jury panel member in civil actions, criminal actions, and coroner inquests is entitled to a fee of $12 per day for attendance before a court not of record and a mileage allowance, as provided in 2-18-503, for traveling each way between the member's residence and the court. A jury panel member selected for a case is entitled to an additional $13 per day while serving.

(2) In civil actions, the jurors' fees must be paid by the party demanding the jury and taxed as costs against the losing party.

(3) A juror who is excused from attendance upon the juror's own motion on the first day of appearance in obedience to a notice or who has been summoned as a special juror and not sworn in the trial of the case shall forfeit per diem and mileage.

History: En. Sec. 4647, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3181, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4935, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4935, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 206, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 332, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 25-403; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 334, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 660, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 207, Ch. 61, L. 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1986 · leading case: Hammer v. Just. Court, 720 P.2d 281 (Mont. 1986).
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Hammer v. Just. Court, 720 P.2d 281 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 21× “They were notified that under Section 3-15-203, MCA and Rule 14.F, M.J.”
Hammer v. Just. Court of Lewis, No. 85-208 (Mont. June 10, 1986). · cites it 3× “: (1) The party demanding a jury trial shall pay jurors' fees as set out in section 3-15-203, MCA, and such fee shall be taxed as costs against the losing party as determined by the court.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 3-15-203(2): 1 case
Hammer v. Just. Court, 720 P.2d 281 (Mont. 1986). “They were notified that under Section 3-15-203, MCA and Rule 14.F, M.J.”
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