Montana Code > Title 25 > Chapter 3 > Part 5 – Alternative Methods of Service


§ 25-3-501	Service of telegraphic or telephonic copy
§ 25-3-502	Publication to be once a week
§ 25-3-503	What suffices as once a week
§ 25-3-504	Designating unknown persons as defendants
§ 25-3-505	Effect of service by publication upon unknown persons

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
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.
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Writ: means an order in writing issued in the name of the state or of a court or judicial officer. See Montana Code 1-1-202