Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

CHAPTER 15. THE INSURANCE CONTRACT

Part 5. Claims and Benefits

Minor May Give Acquittance

33-15-502. Minor may give acquittance. (1) Any minor domiciled in this state who has attained the age of 16 years shall be deemed competent to receive and to give full acquittance and discharge for a payment or payments in aggregate amount not exceeding $3,000 in any one year made by a life insurer under the maturity, death, or settlement agreement provisions in effect or elected by such minor under a life insurance policy or annuity contract, provided such policy, contract, or agreement shall provide for the payment or payments to such minor and if prior to such payment the insurer has not received written notice of the appointment of a duly qualified guardian of the property of the minor. No such minor shall be deemed competent to alienate the right to or to anticipate such payments. This section shall not be deemed to restrict the rights of minors set forth in 33-15-103.

(2) This section shall not be deemed to require any insurer to determine whether any other insurer may be effecting a similar payment to the same minor.

History: En. Sec. 288, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3731.