{"data":{"id":"us-mt/18-2-207","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"18-2-207","heading":"Costs -- attorney fees.","body":"In a suit or action brought against the surety, payor, or other person liable on the security by a person or corporation to recover for any of the items specified in this part, the prevailing party is entitled to recover, in addition to all other costs, attorney fees in a sum that the court finds reasonable. However, attorney fees may not be allowed in a suit or action brought or instituted before the expiration of 30 days following the date of filing of the notice required in 18-2-206.","path":["TITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS","Part 2. Performance, Labor, and Materials Bonds"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0180/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0070/0180-0020-0020-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:31Z","sha256":"6f64ede4e94f2b77f22398d00495700970a483ad5a4626060605d1e3e4fe403c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/18-2-206","next":"us-mt/18-2-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}