Montana § 25-35-601 Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant

Montana Statutes

§ 25-35-601 — Commencement Of Action -- Assistance To Claimant

Montana·Title 25 CIVIL PROCEDURE·Ch. 35 SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE -- JUSTICE'S COURT·Part 6 Procedure Before Trial

25-35-601 . 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

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25-35-601 . 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.

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