Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 15. TAXATION

CHAPTER 1. TAX ADMINISTRATION

Part 7. Collection of Delinquent Taxes -- Warrant for Distraint

Emergency Execution Upon Warrant

15-1-707. Emergency execution upon warrant. (1) The department may execute upon a filed warrant for distraint without providing an opportunity for a hearing prior to execution if the department determines that the collection of the tax is jeopardized because of the delay imposed by the hearing requirement.

(2) When the provisions of this section are utilized, the department shall notify the taxpayer and inform the taxpayer that the taxpayer has a right to request a hearing to be held subsequent to execution. A hearing, if desired, must be requested in writing within 30 days of the date of the notice and, if requested, must be held as soon as possible. The commencement of a proceeding under 15-1-705 does not preclude the use of the provisions of this section if the department determines that the action is appropriate.

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 439, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 146, Ch. 56, L. 2009.