Montana § 70-27-102 Forcible Entry Defined

Montana Statutes

§ 70-27-102 — Forcible Entry Defined

Montana § 70-27-102

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 27FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER UNLAWFUL DETAINER

Part 1Definitions and Preliminary Procedure

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-27-102 (2026).

Text

70-27-102 . Forcible entry defined. Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either:

(1)by breaking open doors, windows, or other parts of a house or by any kind of violence or circumstance of terror enters upon or into any real property or mining claim; or

(2)after entering peaceably upon real property or mining claim, turns out by force, threats, or menacing conduct the party in possession.

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70-27-102 . Forcible entry defined. Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either:
(1) by breaking open doors, windows, or other parts of a house or by any kind of violence or circumstance of terror enters upon or into any real property or mining claim; or
(2) after entering peaceably upon real property or mining claim, turns out by force, threats, or menacing conduct the party in possession.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2080, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7269, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9887, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1159; re-en. Sec. 9887, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9701.