When a person is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge for want of bail, the person is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail upon averring that fact in the person's petition, without alleging that the person is illegally confined.
Mont. Code Ann. § 46-22-103
Writ for purpose of bail
En. 95-2702 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2702; amd
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