Montana § 53-2-607 - Assistance Not Assignable Or Subject To Legal Process -- Exceptions
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 53-2-607 — Assistance Not Assignable Or Subject To Legal Process -- Exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-2-607. Assistance Not Assignable Or Subject To Legal Process -- Exceptions
Assistance not assignable or subject to legal process -- exceptions. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, assistance granted to a needy person under this title is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity and none of the money paid or payable under this title is subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law. (2) Money paid or payable under this title to a person or entity who is not a needy person but who receives the money for providing goods or services to a needy person is subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-2-607 ("Assistance Not Assignable Or Subject To Legal Process -- Exceptions") 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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