Montana § 25-13-211 - Notification Of Seizure

§ 25-13-211. Notification Of Seizure

Notification of seizure. (1) After the sheriff or levying officer has executed upon the property of a judgment debtor, a notice of seizure must be served by the sheriff or levying officer upon the judgment debtor within 5 days of seizure. The notification must: (a) inform the judgment debtor that certain described property or money of the judgment debtor's was seized to satisfy a judgment against the debtor; (b) state the case name, the date of judgment, and the name of the judgment creditor; (c) advise the judgment debtor that the judgment debtor may be entitled to claim an exemption from execution on the property as described in part 6 of this chapter or other provisions of state or federal law; and (d) state the procedure by which the judgment debtor may claim an exemption and file a request for an exemption hearing. (2) The notification may be made by personal service or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the judgment debtor's last-known address. If service is by mail, service is completed on the date the sheriff or levying officer places the notification in the mail.