Montana § 72-1-206 - Oath Or Affirmation On Filed Documents
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 72-1-206 — Oath Or Affirmation On Filed Documents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72-1-206. Oath Or Affirmation On Filed Documents
Oath or affirmation on filed documents. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, every document filed with the court under this code, including applications, petitions, reports, accounts, objections, responses, and demands for notice, must include an oath, affirmation, declaration under penalty of perjury as provided in 1-6-105 , or statement to the effect that its representations are true as far as the person executing or filing it knows or is informed. (2) A deliberate falsification of any document filed with the court pursuant to this section constitutes the offense of perjury and is punishable as the offense of false swearing.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 72-1-206 ("Oath Or Affirmation On Filed Documents") 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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