Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     33-1-502. Grounds for disapproval. The commissioner shall disapprove any form filed under 33-1-501 or withdraw any previous approval thereof only if the form:
     (1) is in any respect in violation of or does not comply with this code;
     (2) contains or incorporates by reference, where such incorporation is otherwise permissible, any inconsistent, ambiguous, or misleading clauses or exceptions and conditions which deceptively affect the risk purported to be assumed in the general coverage of the contract, including a provision in a casualty insurance form permitting defense costs within limits, except as permitted by the commissioner in his discretion;
     (3) has any title, heading, or other indication of its provisions which is misleading;
     (4) is printed or otherwise reproduced in such manner as to render any provision of the form substantially illegible;
     (5) contains any provision that violates the provisions of 49-2-309.

     History: En. Sec. 272, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3715; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 122, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 699, L. 1991.

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