Montana Code — 25
Browse 608 sections in division 25 of the Montana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 25-1-101. One Form Of Civil Action
- § 25-1-102. Limitations On Commencing Actions
- § 25-1-103. When Action Considered Pending
- § 25-1-104. Failure To Prosecute -- Dismissal On Initiative Of Court
- § 25-1-105. Through 25-1-110 Reserved
- § 25-1-111. Repealed
- § 25-1-201. Fees Of Clerk Of District Court
- § 25-1-202. Additional Filing Fees
- § 25-1-301. Extension Of Time
- § 25-1-401. Deposit Of Money In Lieu Of Undertaking
- § 25-1-402. Governmental Entities Not Required To Give Security
- § 25-1-501. Notice To Be Given To Attorney General When State Department Or Board Initiates Or Intervenes In An Action
- § 25-1-502. Notice Of Appeal To Be Served On Attorney General When State Is Party To Judicial Review
- § 25-1-1101. Registered Process Server -- Levying Officer -- Use Of Title Reserved
- § 25-1-1102. Contents Of Registration Certificate
- § 25-1-1103. Repealed
- § 25-1-1104. Handbook For Process Servers
- § 25-1-1105. Repealed
- § 25-1-1106. Repealed
- § 25-1-1107. Proof Of Service -- Requirements
- § 25-1-1108. Through 25-1-1110 Reserved
- § 25-1-1111. Bond Required -- Levy Limited
- § 25-1-1112. Action On Bond
- § 25-2-101. Renumbered 25-2-121
- § 25-2-102. Renumbered 25-2-122
- § 25-2-103. Renumbered 25-2-123
- § 25-2-104. Renumbered 25-2-124
- § 25-2-105. Renumbered 25-2-125
- § 25-2-106. Renumbered 25-2-126 (2)
- § 25-2-107. Repealed
- § 25-2-108. Renumbered 25-2-118
- § 25-2-109. And 25-2-110 Reserved
- § 25-2-111. Scope Of Part
- § 25-2-112. Designation Of Proper Place Of Trial Not Jurisdictional
- § 25-2-113. Power Of Court To Change Place Of Trial
- § 25-2-114. Right Of Defendant To Move For Change Of Place Of Trial
- § 25-2-115. Multiple Proper Counties
- § 25-2-116. Multiple Claims
- § 25-2-117. Multiple Defendants
- § 25-2-118. Residence Of Defendant
- § 25-2-119. And 25-2-120 Reserved
- § 25-2-121. Contracts
- § 25-2-122. Torts
- § 25-2-123. Real Property
- § 25-2-124. Recovery Of Statutory Penalty Or Forfeiture
- § 25-2-125. Against Public Officers Or Their Agents
- § 25-2-126. Against State And Political Subdivisions
- § 25-2-127. Challenge To Recently Enacted Law
- § 25-2-128. Through 25-2-130 Reserved
- § 25-2-131. Specific Statutes Control
- § 25-2-201. When Change Of Venue Required
- § 25-2-202. Change Of Venue On Agreement Of Parties
- § 25-2-203. Papers To Be Transmitted
- § 25-2-204. Jurisdiction Preserved
- § 25-2-205. Repealed
- § 25-2-206. Judgment Affecting Real Property To Be Transmitted
- § 25-3-101. Definitions
- § 25-3-102. Through 25-3-104 Reserved
- § 25-3-105. Person Serving Process -- Penalty For Obstruction -- Exception
- § 25-3-106. Medical Malpractice Claims -- Time Limit
- § 25-3-107. Time Limit For Service Of Process
- § 25-3-201. Delivery Of Papers To Officer
- § 25-3-202. When Officer's Execution Of Process Justified And Required
- § 25-3-203. Prepayment Of Cost Of Service
- § 25-3-204. Officer To Exhibit Process
- § 25-3-205. Execution Of Process When Sheriff A Party
- § 25-3-206. Execution By Elisor
- § 25-3-301. Time And Manner Of Return
- § 25-3-302. Return Prima Facie Evidence
- § 25-3-401. Notice Requirements After Appearance Of Defendant
- § 25-3-402. Persons To Be Served
- § 25-3-501. Service Of Telegraphic Or Telephonic Copy
- § 25-3-502. Publication To Be Once A Week
- § 25-3-503. What Suffices As Once A Week
- § 25-3-504. Designating Unknown Persons As Defendants
- § 25-3-505. Effect Of Service By Publication Upon Unknown Persons
- § 25-3-601. Conditional Granting Of Use Of Highways To Nonresidents
- § 25-3-602. Operation Of Vehicle Considered Consent To Service On Secretary Of State
- § 25-3-603. Operation Of Vehicle By Agent
- § 25-3-604. Secretary Of State's Record Of Process Served
- § 25-4-101. Motions And Orders -- Where Made
- § 25-4-102. Transfer When Judge Unable To Hear Motion Or Return Of Order
- § 25-4-103. Vacating Or Modifying Order Made Without Notice
- § 25-4-104. Through 25-4-110 Reserved
- § 25-4-111. Lost Papers
- § 25-4-112. Papers With Technical Defects
- § 25-4-201. Description Of Real Property In Complaint
- § 25-4-202. Copy Of Written Instrument In Pleading
- § 25-4-203. Verification Of Pleadings
- § 25-4-204. Time For Amendment Or Reply After Motion On Pleading
- § 25-4-301. Pleading Statute Of Limitations
- § 25-4-302. Pleading An Account
- § 25-4-303. True Value Of Property -- Action For Taking
- § 25-4-304. Through 25-4-310 Reserved
- § 25-4-311. Damages For Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Not To Be Stated
- § 25-4-312. Request For Statement Of Damages -- Response
- § 25-4-313. Notice To Defendant When No Request For Statement
- § 25-4-314. Permissive Delivery Of Statement With Summons
- § 25-4-401. Counterclaim By Person Sued In Representative Capacity
- § 25-4-402. Counterclaim Against Person Suing In Representative Capacity
- § 25-4-403. Counterclaim In Action On Contract
- § 25-4-404. Cross-Claim To Be Asserted In Answer
- § 25-4-501. Motion To Postpone Trial For Absence Of Testimony
- § 25-4-502. No Postponement When Expected Evidence Admitted
- § 25-4-503. Postponement On Other Grounds
- § 25-4-504. Depositions Of Witnesses Upon Postponement
- § 25-4-601. Procedure When Answer Admits Part Of Plaintiff's Claim
- § 25-4-602. Judgment For Excess When Plaintiff Admits Counterclaim
- § 25-5-101. Names Of Parties
- § 25-5-102. Use Of Abbreviated Names
- § 25-5-103. Suing Party By Fictitious Name
- § 25-5-104. Action Against Business Association
- § 25-5-201. Capacity Of Married Person To Be A Party
- § 25-5-202. Who May Defend When Spouse Sued
- § 25-5-203. Defendants -- Adverse Claims To Real Property
- § 25-5-204. Joinder Of State As Defendant In Actions Affecting Title To Property
- § 25-5-301. Appointment Of Guardian
- § 25-7-101. Issue Defined, Types Of Issues
- § 25-7-102. Issues Of Law To Be Decided By Court
- § 25-7-103. When Issues Of Fact To Be Decided By Jury
- § 25-7-104. Mode Of Trial Of Counterclaim
- § 25-7-105. Offer Of Settlement
- § 25-7-201. When A Jury Is To Be Selected
- § 25-7-202. Judge Or Jury Commissioner To Draw Ballots
- § 25-7-203. Drawing A New Jury When Another Is Impaneled
- § 25-7-204. Mode Of Drawing Ballots
- § 25-7-205. Persons Drawn And Approved To Form Jury
- § 25-7-206. Procedure When Insufficient Number Attend
- § 25-7-207. Oath Of Jury
- § 25-7-208. Ballots Of Jurors Who Have Been Sworn
- § 25-7-209. Ballots Of Jurors Not Sworn
- § 25-7-210. Repealed
- § 25-7-211. Through 25-7-220 Reserved
- § 25-7-221. Challenges To Jurors And The Jury
- § 25-7-222. Challenges To The Array Or Panel
- § 25-7-223. Challenges To Jurors For Cause
- § 25-7-224. Peremptory Challenges To Jurors
- § 25-7-301. Order Of Trial
- § 25-7-302. Directed Verdict When No Issues Of Fact
- § 25-7-303. Activity Of Court During Jury's Absence
- § 25-7-304. Procedure When Juror Becomes Sick
- § 25-7-305. Procedure When Jury Prevented From Giving Verdict
- § 25-7-401. View By Jury Of The Premises
- § 25-7-402. Admonition When Jury Permitted To Separate
- § 25-7-403. Conduct Of Jury After Case Submitted To It
- § 25-7-404. Papers Which May Be Taken Into Jury Room
- § 25-7-405. Jury's Request For Further Information
- § 25-7-501. Return Of Verdict -- Polling Jury
- § 25-7-502. Content Of Verdict -- Action Or Counterclaim For Recovery Of Money
- § 25-7-503. Content Of Verdict -- Action For Recovery Of Personal Property
- § 25-7-601. Waiver Of Findings Of Fact
- § 25-7-602. Trial Upon Agreed Statement Of Facts
- § 25-7-701. Oath Of Referee
- § 25-7-702. Grounds For Objection To Appointment Of Referee
- § 25-7-703. Procedure Upon Objection
- § 25-8-101. When Court May Order Deposit Or Delivery
- § 25-8-102. Enforcement Of Court's Order
- § 25-8-103. With Whom Money Deposited
- § 25-8-104. Safekeeping Of Deposit By County Treasurer
- § 25-9-101. Judgment To Be On The Merits
- § 25-9-102. Judgment For Or Against Married Person
- § 25-9-103. Death Of Party After Verdict -- No Lien
- § 25-9-104. Procedure After Judgment On Issue Of Law
- § 25-9-105. Validation Of Defective Judgments Affecting Realty
- § 25-9-201. Whose Rights Determined In Judgment
- § 25-9-202. Designation In Judgment Of Principal Debtors And Sureties
- § 25-9-203. How Amount Expressed
- § 25-9-204. Clerk To Include Interest In Judgment
- § 25-9-205. Amount Of Interest
- § 25-9-301. Docketing Of Judgment -- Lien -- Expiration
- § 25-9-302. Filing Of Transcript Of Docket In Another County -- Lien -- Expiration
- § 25-9-303. Filing Of Transcript Of Docket Of Federal Court -- Lien -- Expiration
- § 25-9-304. Through 25-9-310 Reserved
- § 25-9-311. Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgment In Docket
- § 25-9-401. Definitions
- § 25-9-402. Findings By Trier Of Fact -- Civil Actions
- § 25-9-403. Request For Periodic Payment Of Future Damages -- Nonmalpractice Claims
- § 25-9-404. Payment Of Attorney Fees
- § 25-9-405. Assignment Of Periodic Installments
- § 25-9-406. Failure To Pay -- Penalty
- § 25-9-407. Through 25-9-410 Reserved
- § 25-9-411. Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Limitation
- § 25-9-412. Periodic Payment Of Future Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases
- § 25-9-501. Short Title
- § 25-9-502. Definition
- § 25-9-503. Filing And Status Of Foreign Judgments
- § 25-9-504. Notice Of Filing
- § 25-9-505. Stay
- § 25-9-506. Fees
- § 25-9-507. Optional Procedure
- § 25-9-508. Uniformity Of Interpretation
- § 25-9-601. Short Title
- § 25-9-602. Definitions
- § 25-9-603. Applicability
- § 25-9-604. Repealed
- § 25-9-605. Standards For Recognition Of Foreign-Country Judgment
- § 25-9-606. Personal Jurisdiction
- § 25-9-607. Stay Of Proceedings Pending Appeal Of Foreign-Country Judgment
- § 25-9-608. Saving Clause
- § 25-9-609. Uniformity Of Interpretation
- § 25-9-610. Procedure For Recognition Of Foreign-Country Judgment
- § 25-9-611. Effect Of Recognition Of Foreign-Country Judgment
- § 25-9-612. Statute Of Limitations
- § 25-9-701. Short Title
- § 25-9-702. Definitions
- § 25-9-703. Scope
- § 25-9-704. Variation By Agreement
- § 25-9-705. Determining Money Of Claim
- § 25-9-706. Determining Amount Of Money Of Certain Contract Claims
- § 25-9-707. Asserting And Defending Foreign-Money Claim
- § 25-9-708. Judgments And Awards On Foreign-Money Claims -- Times Of Money Conversion -- Form Of Judgment
- § 25-9-709. Conversions Of Foreign Money In Distribution Proceeding
- § 25-9-710. Prejudgment And Judgment Interest
- § 25-9-711. Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments
- § 25-9-712. Determining United States Dollar Value Of Foreign-Money Claims For Limited Purposes
- § 25-9-713. Effect Of Currency Revalorization
- § 25-9-714. Supplementary General Principles Of Law
- § 25-9-715. Uniformity Of Application And Construction
- § 25-9-801. Repealed
- § 25-9-802. Repealed
- § 25-9-803. Repealed
- § 25-9-804. Repealed
- § 25-9-805. Repealed
- § 25-9-806. Repealed
- § 25-9-807. Repealed
- § 25-9-808. Repealed
- § 25-9-809. Repealed
- § 25-10-101. When Costs Allowed, Of Course, To Plaintiff
- § 25-10-102. When Costs Allowed, Of Course, To Defendant
- § 25-10-103. When Costs Discretionary
- § 25-10-104. When Costs Of Appeal Discretionary
- § 25-10-105. Costs Of Review Other Than By Appeal
- § 25-10-106. Several Defendants Not United In Interest
- § 25-10-107. Costs When Tender Was Made Before Commencement Of Action
- § 25-10-108. Imposing Costs On Party Acting As Representative
- § 25-10-109. Prisoner Attendance At Civil Proceeding Prohibited -- Exceptions -- Costs
- § 25-10-201. Costs Generally Allowable
- § 25-10-202. Costs Of Motion
- § 25-10-203. Costs Of Postponement
- § 25-10-204. Costs Of Transferring Papers -- Change Of Venue
- § 25-10-205. Costs Of Securing Witnesses -- Substitution Of Judge
- § 25-10-206. Secretary Of State's Fee For Accepting Service Of Process
- § 25-10-301. Determining Compensation Of Attorneys
- § 25-10-302. Inclusion Of Attorney's Fees In Bill Of Costs
- § 25-10-303. Attorney Fees -- Motor Vehicle Claim
- § 25-10-304. Paralegal Fees As Component Of Attorney Fees
- § 25-10-305. Paralegal Defined -- Use Of Title
- § 25-10-401. Itemization Of Officer's Fees
- § 25-10-402. No Charge For Copies Furnished By Party
- § 25-10-403. Prepayment Of Fees
- § 25-10-404. Poor Persons Not Required To Prepay Fees -- Definition
- § 25-10-405. Governmental Entities Not Required To Prepay Fees -- Exceptions
- § 25-10-406. Collection Of Clerk's And Sheriff's Costs After Judgment
- § 25-10-501. Bill Of Costs
- § 25-10-502. Procedure Upon Objection To Bill Of Costs
- § 25-10-503. How Costs On Appeal Claimed
- § 25-10-504. Clerk To Include Costs In Judgment
- § 25-10-601. Security For Costs From Nonresident Plaintiff
- § 25-10-602. Dismissal When Security Not Given
- § 25-10-701. Public Officers Not To Be Personally Taxed
- § 25-10-702. Payment Of Costs By State
- § 25-10-703. Payment Of Costs By County
- § 25-10-704. Through 25-10-710 Reserved
- § 25-10-711. Award Of Costs Against Government Entity When Suit Or Defense Is Frivolous Or Pursued In Bad Faith -- Legislative Branch Conduct Not Considered -- Award Of Costs Related To Legislative Veto Override Poll
- § 25-10-712. Requirements For Attorney Fee Award Request -- Awards Against State
- § 25-11-101. New Trial Defined
- § 25-11-102. Grounds For New Trial
- § 25-11-103. Grounds After Trial By The Court
- § 25-11-104. How Motion For New Trial Made
- § 25-12-101. Exclusive Method Of Review
- § 25-12-102. Cases In Which Appeal May Be Taken
- § 25-12-103. Appeal Bonds In Civil Actions
- § 25-13-101. Time Limit For Issuing Execution
- § 25-13-102. Repealed
- § 25-13-103. Execution After Death Of Party
- § 25-13-104. Compelling Contribution Or Repayment -- Joint Debtor -- Surety
- § 25-13-105. Compelling Repayment -- Surety On Appeal
- § 25-13-201. Judgments For Money Or Possession Of Property
- § 25-13-202. Judgments Requiring The Sale Of Property
- § 25-13-203. Judgments Requiring The Performance Of Specific Acts
- § 25-13-204. Enforcement Of Order To Pay Money
- § 25-13-205. Judgments Against County Or County Officer
- § 25-13-206. Through 25-13-210 Reserved
- § 25-13-211. Notification Of Seizure
- § 25-13-212. Claiming Exemption -- Process -- Time For Hearing
- § 25-13-213. Warrant Of Execution -- Requirements -- Penalties
- § 25-13-301. Form And Contents Of Writ
- § 25-13-302. Execution Against Principal Debtor Before Surety
- § 25-13-303. Execution When Only Some Of Defendants Served
- § 25-13-304. Execution Against Property Of Judgment Debtor
- § 25-13-305. Execution Of Lien On Real Property
- § 25-13-306. Execution Against Property In Hands Of Representative
- § 25-13-307. Execution Requiring Delivery Of Possession Of Property
- § 25-13-308. Execution Against Person Of Judgment Debtor
- § 25-13-401. To Whom Execution Issued
- § 25-13-402. How Writ Executed
- § 25-13-403. Security For Costs When Property Seized
- § 25-13-404. Return Of The Execution
- § 25-13-405. Clerk To Record Returned Execution When Levy On Real Property
- § 25-13-406. Through 25-13-410 Reserved