Statutes > Montana Statutes > TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION > Part 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of the State > 2-1-101. Sovereignty and style of process.

2-1-101. Sovereignty and style of process.


     2-1-101. Sovereignty and style of process. The sovereignty of the state resides in the people thereof, but the style of all process must be "The State of Montana", and all prosecutions must be conducted in the name of the state.

     History: En. Sec. 30, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 20, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 19, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 30; re-en. Sec. 19, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 83-101.