City of Missoula v. Franklin

Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court.

*1286***440¶ 1 Pursuant to a local resolution, the Missoula Municipal Court ***441charged Corinne Marie Louise Franklin a twenty-five-dollar surcharge to fund the City Attorney's Office after she pleaded no contest to Disorderly Conduct. Franklin moved to strike the surcharge, arguing that the City of Missoula did not have the statutory authority to include it in her sentence. The Municipal Court denied the motion, and the Fourth Judicial District Court affirmed the Municipal Court's order. We reverse and remand with instructions to strike the…