Enacted effective October 1, 2011 · Last verified June 26, 2026
In one sentenceRule 7.1 requires a nongovernmental corporate party to file a disclosure statement naming any parent corporation and any public company that owns 10% or more of its stock, so judges can spot potential conflicts.
(a)Who Must File; Contents. A nongovernmental corporate party must file and serve a disclosure statement that:
(1)identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock; or
(2)states that there is no such corporation.
(b)Time to File; Supplemental Filing. A party must:
(1)file and serve the disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court; and
(2)promptly file and serve a supplemental statement if any required information changes.
Plain-English Summary
Judges need to know who really stands behind a corporate litigant so they can identify financial conflicts that might require recusal. Rule 7.1 supplies that information.
A nongovernmental corporate party must file and serve a disclosure statement that identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of the party’s stock — or states that there is no such corporation. The statement is due with the party’s first filing in the case, and the party must promptly supplement it if the ownership information changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to file a corporate disclosure statement?
A nongovernmental corporate party.
What must the disclosure statement say?
It must identify any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of the party’s stock — or state that there is no such corporation.
When is it due?
With the party’s first appearance, pleading, motion, or other request addressed to the court, and it must be promptly supplemented if the information changes.
Source & verification. Reproduced verbatim from the Montana Code Annotated as
published by the State Law Library of Montana and the Montana Legislature. This rule has not been amended since its adoption.
Adopted by the Supreme Court of Montana (AF 07-0157). Last verified June 26, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as:corporate disclosuredisclosure statement