Montana § 77-3-119 - Bonds To State
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 77-3-119 — Bonds To State, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-3-119. Bonds To State
Bonds to state. The board may, at the time of the execution and delivery of a mining lease or at any time during the life of the lease, require a mining lessee to file with the department, for the benefit of the state, a bond or bonds conditioned to protect the rights of the state, particularly in the payment to the proper officer of the state of the royalties reserved in the mining lease. The bond or bonds shall be in a form and amount prescribed by the board. The board may at any time require new or additional bonds if in its discretion the interests of the state are not adequately protected by the bond or bonds previously filed.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 77-3-119 cover?
Section 77-3-119 ("Bonds To State") 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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