25-30-109. Pretrial conferences or hearings -- appearance by telephone conference. (1) At the discretion of the court, a party or the party's attorney may make an appearance by telephone conference in a pretrial conference or other hearing under this chapter if:
(a) the party does not need to or intend to offer evidence at the pretrial conference or hearing; and
(b) the party does not reside within the county in which the case is filed or the party's or the party's attorney's principal place of business is not located in that county.
(2) The party requesting the telephone conference is responsible for arranging the telephone conference and paying the associated costs.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 515, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 30. Procedure in Municipal Courts
25-30-101. Applicability of district court and justice's court rules
25-30-102. Fees and fines -- collection
25-30-103. Summons -- time for answer
25-30-104. Reply to counterclaim or new matter
25-30-109. Pretrial conferences or hearings -- appearance by telephone conference