Montana § 25-9-311 - Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgment In Docket
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-9-311 — Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgment In Docket, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-9-311. Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgment In Docket
Entry of satisfaction of judgment in docket. Satisfaction of a judgment may be entered in the clerk's docket upon an execution returned satisfied or upon an acknowledgment of satisfaction filed with the clerk, made in the manner of an acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property by the judgment creditor or by the judgment creditor's endorsement on the face or on the margin of the record of the judgment or by the judgment creditor's attorney unless a revocation of the attorney's authority is filed. Whenever a judgment is satisfied in fact otherwise than upon an execution, the party or attorney shall give the acknowledgment or make the endorsement, and upon motion, the court may compel the acknowledgment or endorsement or may order the entry of satisfaction to be made without the acknowledgment or endorsement.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-9-311 ("Entry Of Satisfaction Of Judgment In Docket") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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