Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 21. RECORDING TRANSFERS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY

Part 1. General Provisions

Instrument Defined -- Abstract

70-21-101. Instrument defined -- abstract. For the purposes of Title 1, chapter 5; part 2 of this chapter; and 70-21-310, the word instrument includes an abstract of an instrument that must be executed and acknowledged or proved by all parties executing the abstracted document and contains:

(1) the names and addresses of the parties to the instrument;

(2) a description of the real property affected;

(3) a statement that this is an abstract of another document;

(4) a short statement of the effect of the document abstracted;

(5) the name and address of the person who will provide a full and complete copy of the document abstracted, without cost, upon request of any person.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 73-101.1; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 192, L. 1993.