Montana § 72-31-320 Exoneration Of Agent

Montana Statutes

§ 72-31-320 — Exoneration Of Agent

Montana § 72-31-320

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 31MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES

Part 3Uniform Power of Attorney Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-31-320 (2026).

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72-31-320 . Exoneration of agent. A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:

(1)relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or

(2)was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

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72-31-320 . Exoneration of agent. A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:
(1) relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or
(2) was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.