{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-35-702","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-35-702","heading":"Witnesses -- evidence -- subpoena power.","body":"The plaintiff and the defendant may offer evidence in their behalf by witnesses appearing at the hearing in the same manner as in other cases arising in justice's court or by written evidence, and the judge may direct the production of evidence that the judge considers appropriate. The small claims court has the subpoena power granted to justices' courts in all civil cases.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 35. SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE -- JUSTICE'S COURT","Part 7. The Trial"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0350/part_0070/section_0020/0250-0350-0070-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:18Z","sha256":"4ec810a476f4de89a9e6a2708b2534d337f604bf5751d5fce91e6e719f53afc4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-35-701","next":"us-mt/25-35-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}