3-11-206 . City to provide facilities -- conduct of court business -- electronic filing and storage of court records. (1) The governing body of the city in which the judge has been elected or appointed: (a) shall provide for the city court: (i) the office space, courtroom, and clerical assistance necessary to enable the judge and the clerk of city court, if any, to conduct business in dignified surroundings; (ii) the books, records, forms, papers, stationery, postage, office equipment, and supplies necessary for the proper keeping of the records and files of the court and the transaction of business; and (iii) one copy of the latest edition of the Montana Code Annotated and all official supplements or immediate access to the code and supplements; and (b) may provide a clerk of city court. (2) The provisions of 3-6-302 (1) and 3-6-303 concerning conduct of municipal court business apply to the city court. (3) The records of the court may be kept by means of electronic filing or storage, or both, as provided in 3-1-114 and 3-1-115 , in lieu of or in addition to paper records.
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