{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-401","heading":"Who has burden of producing evidence.","body":"The initial burden of producing evidence as to a particular fact is on the party who would be defeated if no evidence were given on either side. Thereafter, the burden of producing evidence is on the party who would suffer a finding against that party in the absence of further evidence.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 4. Burdens of Proof"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0010/0260-0010-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:19Z","sha256":"70d9ae85d8a4a79cf5b49bbfe7797fa48c9bd4452cbf8c0e927d804275d66045","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-303","next":"us-mt/26-1-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}