Montana § 1-1-217 Notice -- Actual And Constructive

Montana Statutes

§ 1-1-217 — Notice -- Actual And Constructive

Montana § 1-1-217

Title 1GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 2General Definitions of Terms Used in Code

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Mont. Code Ann. § 1-1-217 (2026).

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1-1-217 . Notice -- actual and constructive.

(1)Notice is:

(a)actual whenever it consists of express information of a fact;

(b)constructive whenever it is imputed by law.

(2)Each person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent person upon inquiry as to a particular fact has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting the inquiry, the person might have learned the facts.

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1-1-217 . Notice -- actual and constructive. (1) Notice is:
(a) actual whenever it consists of express information of a fact;
(b) constructive whenever it is imputed by law.
(2) Each person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent person upon inquiry as to a particular fact has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting the inquiry, the person might have learned the facts.

Legislative History

(1)En. Sec. 4666, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6228, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8780, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 18; Based on Field Civ. C. Secs. 2009, 2010; re-en. Sec. 8780, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 309, L. 1977; Sec. 19-105, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4667, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6229, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8781, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 19; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 2011; re-en. Sec. 8781, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 19-106; R.C.M. 1947, 19-105, 19-106; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 61, L. 2007.