UNAPPROVED DRAFT BILL -- Subject to Change Without Notice!
BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY
(Primary Sponsor)
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A STATEMENT OF DAMAGES IN A CIVIL CASE IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE AT TRIAL; AND AMENDING SECTION 25-4-312, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 25-4-312, MCA, is amended to read:
"25-4-312. Request for statement of damages -- response. When an action is filed in the district court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the parties against whom the action is brought may at any time request a statement setting forth the nature and amount of damages being sought. The request shall must be filed and served upon the claimant, who shall file and serve a responsive statement as to damages within 15 days thereafter after service. In the event that a response is not served, the party, on notice to the claimant, may petition the court in which the action is pending to order the claimant to serve a responsive statement. A statement of damages is not admissible as evidence at trial."
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