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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-103 (2026)

Court Records To Be Kept Separate

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  5. 53-21-103 Court records to be kept separate

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 21. MENTALLY ILL

Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill

Court Records To Be Kept Separate

53-21-103. Court records to be kept separate. Records and papers in proceedings under this part shall be maintained separately by the clerks of the several courts. Five days prior to the release of a respondent or patient committed to a mental health facility, the facility shall notify the clerk of the court, and the clerk shall immediately seal the record in the case and omit the name of the respondent or patient from the index or indexes of cases in the court unless the court orders the record opened for good cause shown.

History: En. 38-1309 by Sec. 9, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1309(5); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 547, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2017 · leading case: T.L.S. v. Montana Advocacy Prog., 2006 MT 262 (Mont. 2006).
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T.L.S. v. Montana Advocacy Prog., 2006 MT 262 (Mont. 2006). · cites it 18× “The court further observed that MAP had moved for leave to release the documents pursuant to Article II, Section 9 of the Montana Constitution-the “right to know” provision-which provides that [n]o person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents or to observe the…”
In Re the Mental Health of S.C., 2000 MT 370 (Mont. 2000). · cites it 3× “” Section 53-21-103(7), MCA. Here, the District Court, following the statutory scheme of Title 53, Chapter 21, MCA, determined that S.”
People in re T.T, 2017 COA 132 (2017). “” See Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-103 (2017) 11 See Anderson, 251 P.”
In the Matter of Rules For Pub. A (Mont. 2008). · cites it 3× “” Section 53-21-103, MCA. 3. Minor’s Names.”
Matter of Rules for Pub. Access T (Mont. 2006). · cites it 2× “” § 53-21-103, MCA. 3. Minor’s names. State law requires the disclosure of a minor’s identity in some circumstances.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-103(7) — 1 case
In Re the Mental Health of S.C., 2000 MT 370 (Mont. 2000). “” Section 53-21-103(7), MCA. Here, the District Court, following the statutory scheme of Title 53, Chapter 21, MCA, determined that S.”
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