Montana § 40-5-252 - Interest On Debts Due -- Waiver
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-5-252 — Interest On Debts Due -- Waiver, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-5-252. Interest On Debts Due -- Waiver
Interest on debts due -- waiver. (1) The department may collect interest on any support debt due and owing to it at the statutory interest rate payable on judgments recovered in the courts of this state. (2) No provision of this part may be construed to require the department to maintain interest balance due accounts. The department may waive interest if waiver would facilitate the collection of the debt.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-5-252 ("Interest On Debts Due -- Waiver") 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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