Montana § 25-13-501 - What Property Subject To Execution

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-13-501 — What Property Subject To Execution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 25-13-501. What Property Subject To Execution

What property subject to execution. All goods, chattels, moneys, and other property, both real and personal, or any interest therein of the judgment debtor, not exempt by law, and all property and rights of property seized and held under attachment in the action are liable to execution. Shares and interest in any corporation or company, debts and credits, and all other property, both real and personal, or any interest in either real or personal property, and all other property not capable of manual delivery may be attached on execution, in like manner as upon writs of attachment. Gold dust must be returned by the officer as so much money collected, at its current value, without exposing the same to sale. Until a levy, property is not affected by the execution.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 25-13-501 ("What Property Subject To Execution") 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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