Montana § 25-35-601 - Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-35-601 — Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-35-601. Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant
Commencement of action -- assistance to claimant. (1) A small claims action is commenced whenever any person appears before a justice of the peace or the justice's clerk and executes a sworn small claims complaint in substantially the same form as set forth in 25-35-602 . (2) The justice shall assist any claimant in preparing the complaint or instruct the clerk to provide the assistance. The attorney general shall prepare a pamphlet explaining in plain language the procedures for prosecuting and defending a claim in small claims court and distribute copies of the pamphlet to each small claims court. The justice or the justice's clerk shall give the plaintiff a copy when the plaintiff appears to execute a complaint, and a copy must be attached to the order of the court/notice to defendant.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-35-601 ("Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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