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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-7-212 (2026)

Enforcement Of Decrees

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  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 3
  3. CHAPTER 7
  4. Part 2
  5. 3-7-212 Enforcement of decrees

TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 7. WATER COURTS

Part 2. Water Judges

Enforcement Of Decrees

3-7-212. Enforcement of decrees. The district court having jurisdiction may enforce the provisions of a final decree. In the absence of any final decree having been issued, the district court having jurisdiction may enforce the provisions of a temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, or supplemental preliminary decree entered under 85-2-231, as modified by a water judge after objections and hearings.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 697, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 604, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 338, L. 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Eldorado Coop Canal Co. v. Ben Hog, 2016 MT 145 (Mont. 2016).
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Eldorado Coop Canal Co. v. Ben Hog, 2016 MT 145 (Mont. 2016). · cites it 3× “” Section 3-7-212, MCA. The plain language of the statutory scheme makes clear that a temporary preliminary decree — as modified after objections and hearings — is an enforceable decree.”
In the Matter of: Petition for Water Commiss., 2026 MT 16 (Mont. 2026). “Those adjudicated 5 The Water Court’s “Tabulation of Water Rights and Permits on Beaver Creek” indicates it was prepared pursuant to §§ 3-7-212, 85-2-406(4), and 85-5-101, MCA, in cause no.”
Matter of the Activities of Dnrc (Mont. 2006). “Upon written request from a district court, water court decrees may be enforced pursuant to §§ 3-7-212, 85-2-406(3) and (4), and 85-5- 101, MCA.”
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