The town court has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice's court of all misdemeanors punishable by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment under the following conditions:
A. Any action charging the commission of an offense within the town or town limits in violation of a town ordinance shall be brought in the name of the town as the plaintiff and against the accused as the defendant.
B. Any other action brought for violation of a state law within the town shall be brought in the name of the state of Montana as the plaintiff and against the accused as the defendant.
C. Application for search warrants and complaints charging the commission of a felony may be filed in the town court and when they are so filed, the town judge shall have the same jurisdiction and responsibility as a justice of the peace, including the holding of a preliminary hearing. The town attorney may file an application for a search warrant or a complaint charging the commission of a felony when the offense was committed within the town limits. The county attorney, however, must handle any action after a defendant is bound over to district court. (1976 Code § 2.16.020)