Montana § 42-3-206 - Distribution Of Evaluation -- Retention -- Immunity For Evaluator
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§ 42-3-206. Distribution Of Evaluation -- Retention -- Immunity For Evaluator
Distribution of evaluation -- retention -- immunity for evaluator. (1) The evaluator shall furnish a copy of the evaluation to a department, agency, or other person authorized to place a child for adoption and, upon payment by the person evaluated of the cost of the evaluation services, to the person evaluated. (2) An evaluator shall retain the original of a completed or incomplete preplacement evaluation and a list of each source for each item of information in the evaluation. An evaluator who ceases to do business in Montana shall give the evaluator's records to the department for retention. (3) An evaluator, except a department evaluator, who conducted an evaluation in good faith is not subject to civil liability for anything contained in the evaluation.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-3-206 ("Distribution Of Evaluation -- Retention -- Immunity For Evaluator") 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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