{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-21-117","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-21-117","heading":"Right to representation by own attorney.","body":"The respondent or the friend of respondent appointed by the court may secure an attorney of the person's own choice and at the person's own expense to represent the respondent.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 21. MENTALLY ILL","Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0210/part_0010/section_0170/0530-0210-0010-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:24Z","sha256":"dcd9d2ee0c46180dbe8640d4b8cd64f11c1e4c46d8c0dd1978141c6a67f74152","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-21-116","next":"us-mt/53-21-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}