Montana Code 16-6-201. Jurisdiction of courts
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16-6-201. Jurisdiction of courts. (1) As to misdemeanor actions, the district courts of this state have concurrent jurisdiction with justice of the peace courts in all prosecutions under the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code described in 16-1-101.
Terms Used In Montana Code 16-6-201
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The jurisdiction provided for in subsection (1) is in addition to the jurisdiction of:
(a)justices’ courts, as provided in 3-10-303;
(b)municipal courts, as provided in 3-6-103; and
(c)city courts, as provided in 3-11-102.