{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-701","heading":"Legislative policy.","body":"The legislature declares that the health, welfare, and safety of the people of the state of Montana would be enhanced by the expeditious handling of claims. The legislature further declares that the handling of claims would be expedited if voluntary payment by or on behalf of one person to or on behalf of a person who possesses a claim may not be construed as an admission of fault or liability as to any claim.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 7. Voluntary Payment of Claims"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0070/section_0010/0260-0010-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:20Z","sha256":"370cbe133b89f9b5255b9ef6caadfff8d4ef4754dbabb394c4e64e689edfac1c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-624","next":"us-mt/26-1-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}