{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-1104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-1104","heading":"Validity of unsworn declaration.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this part has the same effect as a sworn declaration.\n(2) This part does not apply to:\n(a) a deposition;\n(b) an oath of office;\n(c) an oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;\n(d) a declaration to be recorded pursuant to Title 70; or\n(e) an oath required for a self-proved will under 72-2-524.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 11. Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0110/section_0040/0260-0010-0110-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:21Z","sha256":"72c92bab8dcbba18d747a542169075d7a6ecfd09dee8af8520b91a5e5bff30c1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-1103","next":"us-mt/26-1-1105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}