Blaine County District Court, Montana Service and Proof of Service Rules

Service

Mail to all parties

After the appeal is filed and the record received, the Clerk must mail the parties a minute entry setting a scheduling appearance at the next law-and-motion date at least ten days after the entry; this does not apply to appeals on the record from Small Claims Court.

When an appeal from Justice or City court, being civil or criminal, has been filed and the record received by the Clerk of Court, the Clerk shall send out by regular mail to parties a minute entry setting the matter for a scheduling appearance at next scheduled law and motion date not less than ten (10) days from the date of the minute entry. This provision does not apply to appeals on the record from Small Claims Court.

If the child or children receive or are applying for public assistance, the petitioner must immediately notify Montana’s Child Support Enforcement Division in writing and file proof of notice with the Clerk.

if so, petitioner shall immediately notify Montana’s Child Support Enforcement Division in writing of the pending action and file proof of such notice with the Clerk of Court.

The petitioner must serve a copy of a petition to release confidential criminal justice information on each agency that maintains the information.

A copy of any petition for the release of confidential confidential criminal justice information under §§ 44-5-111 and 44-5-303, M.C.A., shall be served by petitioning party upon each agency maintaining such information.

If the original is not served on the day of fax transmission, the faxed document must be served under Rule 5, M.R.Civ.P.

Should the original of the telefaxed document not be served on the same day as transmittal, service of the telefax document must be made as provided in Rule 5, M.R.Civ.P.