Montana Code Annotated
Title 25. Civil Procedure
Chapter 3. Service of Process and Other Papers

Part 1. General Provisions

25-3-101. Definitions - 25-3-101. Definitions. As used in parts 2 and 3 of...

25-3-102. through 25-3-104 reserved - 25-3-102 through 25-3-104 reserved.

25-3-105. Person serving process -- penalty for obstruction -- exception - 25-3-105. Person serving process -- penalty for obstruction -- exception....

25-3-106. Medical malpractice claims -- time limit - 25-3-106. Medical malpractice claims -- time limit. A plaintiff in...

Part 2. Service by an Officer

25-3-201. Delivery of papers to officer - 25-3-201. Delivery of papers to officer. (1) (a) It is...

25-3-202. When officer's execution of process justified and required - 25-3-202. When officer's execution of process justified and required. A...

25-3-203. Prepayment of cost of service - 25-3-203. Prepayment of cost of service. An officer or registered...

25-3-204. Officer to exhibit process - 25-3-204. Officer to exhibit process. The officer or registered process...

25-3-205. Execution of process when sheriff a party - 25-3-205. Execution of process when sheriff a party. When the...

25-3-206. Execution by elisor - 25-3-206. Execution by elisor. (1) Process or orders in an...

Part 3. Return of Service

25-3-301. Time and manner of return - 25-3-301. Time and manner of return. (1) The sheriff or...

25-3-302. Return prima facie evidence - 25-3-302. Return prima facie evidence. The return of the sheriff...

Part 4. Service of Papers After Defendant's Appearance

25-3-401. Notice requirements after appearance of defendant - 25-3-401. Notice requirements after appearance of defendant. A defendant appears...

25-3-402. Persons to be served - 25-3-402. Persons to be served. Subject to the provisions of...

Part 5. Alternative Methods of Service

25-3-501. Service of telegraphic or telephonic copy - 25-3-501. Service of telegraphic or telephonic copy. (1) Any summons,...

25-3-502. Publication to be once a week - 25-3-502. Publication to be once a week. Where not otherwise...

25-3-503. What suffices as once a week - 25-3-503. What suffices as once a week. Whenever any statute...

25-3-504. Designating unknown persons as defendants - 25-3-504. Designating unknown persons as defendants. (1) In the situations...

25-3-505. Effect of service by publication upon unknown persons - 25-3-505. Effect of service by publication upon unknown persons. Judgments...

Part 6. Service on Secretary of State -- Nonresident Motorists

25-3-601. Conditional granting of use of highways to nonresidents - 25-3-601. Conditional granting of use of highways to nonresidents. Subject...

25-3-602. Operation of vehicle considered consent to service on secretary of state - 25-3-602. Operation of vehicle considered consent to service on secretary...

25-3-603. Operation of vehicle by agent - 25-3-603. Operation of vehicle by agent. The operation by any...

25-3-604. Secretary of state's record of process served - 25-3-604. Secretary of state's record of process served. The secretary...