{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-5-418","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-5-418","heading":"Payment records.","body":"(1) The department, in collecting, disbursing, or receiving payments pursuant to orders to withhold income, shall maintain complete, accurate, and clear records of all payments and disbursements.\n(2) Certified payment records maintained by the department must, without further proof or foundation, be admitted into evidence in any legal proceedings under this part. Such records constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of support paid and arrearages that have accrued since the department began to monitor support payment in a case.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","Part 4. Child Support Enforcement Act Administrative Income Withholding"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0180/0400-0050-0040-0180.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:55Z","sha256":"dc93a60e5ec3314741c5b1bdfe1dada6ba9ec59174d4f95f027078112c0ac481","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-5-417","next":"us-mt/40-5-419"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}