Montana Statutes
§ 70-5-201 — When Finder May Sell Thing Found
70-5-201 . When finder may sell thing found. The finder of a thing may sell it, if it is a thing which is commonly the subject of sale, when the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found or being found refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, in the following cases:
(1)when the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value; or
(2)when the lawful charges of the finder amount to two-thirds of its value.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2525, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5183, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7690, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1869; Field Civ. C. Sec. 943; re-en. Sec. 7690, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 20-406.
Nearby Sections
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§ 70-5-101
Nonapplicability To Things Abandoned§ 70-5-103
Duty To Inform Owner When Known§ 70-5-105
Compensation Of Finder§ 70-5-201
When Finder May Sell Thing Found§ 70-5-202
How Sale Conducted§ 70-5-203
Repealed§ 70-5-204
Repealed§ 70-5-205
Repealed§ 70-5-206
Repealed§ 70-5-207
Repealed§ 70-5-208
Repealed