{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-5-108","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-5-108","heading":"Answer to allegations concerning use of property.","body":"Within 20 days after the service of the petition and summons or publication of the summons, as provided in 81-5-104, the owner or claimant of the seized property shall file a verified answer to the allegations concerning the use of the property contained in the petition to institute forfeiture proceedings. Only one 20-day extension of the time for filing the answer may be granted, and failure to answer within 20 days or within the 20-day extension bars the owner or claimants from presenting evidence at any subsequent evidentiary hearing unless extraordinary circumstances exist.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 5. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTING OR DRIVING OF LIVESTOCK","Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0080/0810-0050-0010-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:53Z","sha256":"7f59a556e1f3ca1caa5cd33bf34e47ece46207ee20d0d6354d598fc002359b6e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-5-107","next":"us-mt/81-5-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}