Montana § 80-2-242 Adjusters -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 80-2-242 — Adjusters -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Duties

Montana § 80-2-242

Title 80AGRICULTURE

Ch. 2AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

Part 2Hail Insurance

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 80-2-242 (2026).

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80-2-242 . Adjusters -- appointment -- qualifications -- duties.

(1)The department shall retain a sufficient number of adjusters to appraise all losses by hail that are covered by hail insurance under this part.

(2)The department may call on one or more of the adjusters to appraise each loss, and the adjusters shall promptly report their findings to the department according to the rules adopted by the board.

(3)An adjuster who is a relative, attorney, agent, employee, or creditor of a person incurring a crop loss due to hail and subject to insurance coverage under this part or who has an interest in a lien or mortgage on the crop injured or destroyed may not appraise or assist in appraising the loss.

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80-2-242 . Adjusters -- appointment -- qualifications -- duties. (1) The department shall retain a sufficient number of adjusters to appraise all losses by hail that are covered by hail insurance under this part.
(2) The department may call on one or more of the adjusters to appraise each loss, and the adjusters shall promptly report their findings to the department according to the rules adopted by the board.
(3) An adjuster who is a relative, attorney, agent, employee, or creditor of a person incurring a crop loss due to hail and subject to insurance coverage under this part or who has an interest in a lien or mortgage on the crop injured or destroyed may not appraise or assist in appraising the loss.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 8, Ch. 169, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 34, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 359, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 359, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1515; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 691, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 399, L. 2013.