Montana Statutes
§ 28-11-401 — Surety Defined
Montana § 28-11-401
JurisdictionMontana
Title 28CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 11GUARANTY, INDEMNITY, AND SURETYSHIP
Part 4Suretyship
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-11-401 (2026).
Text
28-11-401 . Surety defined. A surety is one who, at the request of another person and for the purpose of securing to the other person a benefit, becomes responsible for the performance by the other person of some act in favor of a third person or pledges property as security for the performance.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 3670, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5680, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8195, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2831; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1558; re-en. Sec. 8195, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 30-401; amd. Sec. 829, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 28-11-401, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/28-11-401.