Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-606
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3-1-606 Justice of the peace or constable not to purchase judgment
Official statutory text
3-1-606 . Justice of the peace or constable not to purchase judgment. (1) A justice of the peace may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the justice's docket or on any docket in the justice's possession. A constable may not purchase or be interested in the purchase of any judgment or part of a judgment on the docket of a justice of the peace of the county of which the person is a constable or on a docket in the possession of a justice of the peace in that county.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) is a misdemeanor.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) is a misdemeanor.
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