Montana Code 72-15-110. Refusal to be examined — civil contempt
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72-15-110. Refusal to be examined — civil contempt. All interrogatories and answers must be reduced to writing and signed by the party examined and filed in the court. If the person cited refuses to appear and submit to the examination or to answer the interrogatories as may be put to the party touching the matter of the complaint, the court or judge may commit the party to the county jail until the party submits to the order of the court or judge.
Terms Used In Montana Code 72-15-110
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203