Montana § 71-3-1010 Removal Of Property Covered By Lien Prohibited -- Effect Of Wrongful Removal

Montana Statutes

§ 71-3-1010 — Removal Of Property Covered By Lien Prohibited -- Effect Of Wrongful Removal

Montana § 71-3-1010

Title 71MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS

Ch. 3LIENS

Part 10Labor and Material Liens on Oil and Gas Wells and Pipelines

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Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-1010 (2026).

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71-3-1010 . Removal of property covered by lien prohibited -- effect of wrongful removal.

(1)When any lien provided for by this part shall have attached to the property covered thereby, it shall be unlawful for any person to remove such property or any part thereof or cause the same to be removed from the land or premises where located at the time such lien attached or otherwise dispose of the same without the written consent of the holder of such lien.

(2)In the event such property or some part thereof is about to be removed or disposed of in violation of this section, the district court for the county where such property or any part thereof is located may, upon the verified application of the holder of such lien, enjoin all persons alleged in such application to be about to remove or d

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71-3-1010 . Removal of property covered by lien prohibited -- effect of wrongful removal. (1) When any lien provided for by this part shall have attached to the property covered thereby, it shall be unlawful for any person to remove such property or any part thereof or cause the same to be removed from the land or premises where located at the time such lien attached or otherwise dispose of the same without the written consent of the holder of such lien.
(2) In the event such property or some part thereof is about to be removed or disposed of in violation of this section, the district court for the county where such property or any part thereof is located may, upon the verified application of the holder of such lien, enjoin all persons alleged in such application to be about to remove or dispose of such property or some part thereof from removing or disposing of the same.
(3) In the event such property or any part thereof shall have been removed or disposed of in violation of this section, the holder of such lien shall be entitled in any action to foreclose the same to the appointment of a receiver to take possession of such removed or disposed of property wherever the same may be located within this state.
(4) This section shall not preclude the appointment of a receiver in actions brought to foreclose liens given by this part upon any equitable grounds warranting such appointment.