{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-402","heading":"Who has burden of persuasion.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of persuasion as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense the party is asserting.","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_0020/0260-0010-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:19Z","sha256":"7222e81c5610dfe52e4c334338be64c98d7b951185d3f4eb62ced45e8870d875","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-401","next":"us-mt/26-1-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}