Montana Code 25-31-112. Fees
25-31-112. Fees. The following is the schedule of fees that, except as provided in 25-35-605, must be paid in every civil action in a justice’s court:
Terms Used In Montana Code 25-31-112
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(1)when a complaint is filed, the following fee to be paid by the plaintiff:
(a)$30 beginning July 1, 2013;
(b)$35 beginning July 1, 2014; and
(c)$40 beginning July 1, 2015;
(2)$20 when the defendant appears, to be paid by the defendant;
(3)$20 to be paid by the prevailing party when judgment is rendered. In cases in which judgment is entered by default, no charge except the fee provided in subsection (1) for the filing of the complaint may be made for any services, including issuing and return of execution.
(4)$20 for all services in an action in which judgment is rendered by confession;
(5)$20 for filing a notice of appeal and transcript on appeal, justifying and approving an undertaking on appeal, and transmitting papers to the district court with a certificate.