Montana § 27-17-201 Plaintiff's Affidavit

Montana Statutes

§ 27-17-201 — Plaintiff's Affidavit

Montana § 27-17-201

Title 27CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

Ch. 17CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Part 2Procedure for Obtaining Seizure of Property

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Mont. Code Ann. § 27-17-201 (2026).

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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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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.

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.