Montana Statutes
§ 70-21-101 — Instrument Defined -- Abstract
Montana § 70-21-101
JurisdictionMontana
Title 70PROPERTY
Ch. 21RECORDING TRANSFERS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
Part 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-21-101 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 73-101.1; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 192, L. 1993.
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In What County To Be Recorded§ 70-21-209
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 70-21-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/21/70-21-101.