Montana Code Annotated 2013

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     27-17-206. Manner of seizure of concealed property. If the property or any part of the property is concealed in a building or enclosure, the sheriff shall publicly demand its delivery. If the property is not delivered, the sheriff shall cause the building or enclosure to be broken open and take the property into the sheriff's possession and, if necessary, the sheriff may call to the sheriff's aid the power of the county.

     History: En. Sec. 107, p. 152, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 124, p. 50, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 166, p. 79, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 166, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 168, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 852, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6634, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9232, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 517; re-en. Sec. 9232, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4113; amd. Sec. 664, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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