A copy of the statement setting forth the nature and amount of damages being sought may be delivered to the defendant at the time of service of the summons and complaint but may not be filed for 20 days after the complaint is filed.
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-4-314
Permissive delivery of statement with summons
En. 93-2724 by Sec. 4, Ch. 525, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2724.
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.