Montana § 45-6-315 - Defrauding Creditors
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§ 45-6-315. Defrauding Creditors
Defrauding creditors. (1) A person commits the offense of defrauding secured creditors if the person destroys, conceals, encumbers, transfers, removes from the state, or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with the purpose to hinder enforcement of that interest. (2) "Security interest" means an interest in personal property or fixtures as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, 30-1-201 (2)(jj). (3) A person convicted of the offense of defrauding secured creditors shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both. (4) A person who destroys, conceals, encumbers, transfers, removes from the state, or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with the purpose of depriving the owner of the property or of the proceeds and value from the property may be prosecuted under 45-6-301 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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