When change of venue required
The court or judge must, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases:
(1) when the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county;
(2) when there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had therein;
(3) when the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change.
(1) when the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county;
(2) when there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had therein; in the current place of trial;
(3) when the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change. change;
(4) when a party enters a pleading that challenges, as defined in 25-2-127, a statute or session law if the statute or session law was enacted or amended within the legislative biennium, as defined in 25-2-127; and
(5) when a primary bill sponsor intervenes pursuant to 5-2-107 in a declaratory judgment action.
When change of venue required
The court or judge must, shall, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases:
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 21, pagep. 46, Bannack StatutesStat. |
| AmendedAmd. ChapterCh. 8, Laws ofL. 3d Session 1866, which was set aside by Act of Congress of March 2, 1867 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, pagep. 68, Laws ofL. 1867 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 27, pagep. 31, CodifiedCod. StatutesStat. 1871 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 62, pagep. 53, Laws ofL. 1877 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 62, 1st DivisionDiv. RevisedRev. StatutesStat. 1879 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 62, 1st DivisionDiv. CompiledComp. StatutesStat. 1887 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 615, Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. 1895 |
| EnactedEn. ChapterCh. 2, Ex. Laws ofL. 1903 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 6506, RevisedRev. CodeC. 1907 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9098, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| CaliforniaCal. Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. SectionSec. 397 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9098, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 6, Laws ofL. 1973 |
| [(4) superseded by Supreme Court OrderSup. Ct. Ord., 34 St. RepealedRep. 26, eff. March 1, 1977] |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 93-2906. |