{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-35-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-35-501","heading":"Purpose.","body":"It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a speedy remedy for small claims and to promote a forum in which such claims may be heard and disposed of without the necessity of a formal trial.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 35. SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE -- JUSTICE'S COURT","Part 5. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0350/part_0050/section_0010/0250-0350-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:18Z","sha256":"1e1c5377f42fc9ead7c47e2c351763b0b6d97f54d1fe88280d6bc8f21b1a1a45","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-35-406","next":"us-mt/25-35-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}