Montana § 28-11-412 - Exoneration Of Surety
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 28-11-412 — Exoneration Of Surety, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-11-412. Exoneration Of Surety
Exoneration of surety. A surety is exonerated: (1) in like manner with a guarantor; (2) to the extent to which the surety is prejudiced by any act of the creditor that would naturally prove injurious to the remedies of the surety or inconsistent with the surety's rights or that lessens the surety's security; or (3) to the extent to which the surety is prejudiced by an omission of the creditor, when required by the surety, to do anything that it is the creditor's duty to do.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-11-412 ("Exoneration Of Surety") 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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