Montana Statutes

§ 27-17-201 — Plaintiff's Affidavit

Montana·Title 27 CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS·Ch. 17 CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY·Part 2 Procedure for Obtaining Seizure of Property

27-17-201 . Plaintiff's affidavit. When a delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the person claiming the property or someone on the person's behalf, stating:

(1)facts that establish reasonable belief that the person claiming the property is the owner or is lawfully entitled to possession and that the seizure is necessary to prevent the removal or destruction of the property;
(2)that the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant;
(3)that the property has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to statute, or seized under an execution or an attachment against the property of the person claiming the property or, if seized, that it is by statute exempt from seizure; and
(4)a particular description of the property and the actual value of the property.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 72, p. 56, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 100, p. 151, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 117, p. 49, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 155, p. 75, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 155, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 1, p. 103, L. 1885; re-en. Sec. 157, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 841, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6623, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9221, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 510; re-en. Sec. 9221, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 362, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4102(1); amd. Sec. 660, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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