{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-814","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-814","heading":"Statement of apology, sympathy, or benevolence -- not admissible as evidence of admission of liability for medical malpractice.","body":"(1) A statement, affirmation, gesture, or conduct expressing apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person that is made to the person, the person's family, or a friend of the person or of the person's family is not admissible for any purpose in a civil action for medical malpractice.\n(2) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:\n(a) \"Apology\" means a communication that expresses regret.\n(b) \"Benevolence\" means a communication that conveys a sense of compassion or commiseration emanating from humane impulses.\n(c) \"Communication\" means a statement, writing, or gesture.\n(d) \"Family\" means the spouse, parent, spouse's parent, grandparent, stepmother, stepfather, child, grandchild, sibling, half-sibling, or adopted children of a parent of an injured party.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 8. Privileges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0140/0260-0010-0080-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:20Z","sha256":"34017cdc3106894082911d49afeb35ba3a89746b8bb7e74c4f11752b8c428942","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-813","next":"us-mt/26-1-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}