_____________ bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT revising laws for the judiciary; restricting a judge in a city court from practicing law in the city court; AMENDING SECTION 3-1-604, MCA; and PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 3-1-604, MCA, is amended to read:
"3-1-604. Restrictions on municipal court judges and judges in city courts. A municipal court judge or a judge in a city court or a city court of record may not practice law before the judge's own municipal court or hold office in a political party during the judge's term of office."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.