Montana § 69-12-422 - Effect Of Failure To Pay Compensation, Fees, Or Charges
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 69-12-422 — Effect Of Failure To Pay Compensation, Fees, Or Charges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-12-422. Effect Of Failure To Pay Compensation, Fees, Or Charges
Effect of failure to pay compensation, fees, or charges. (1) Upon the failure of any motor carrier to pay such compensation when due, the commission may in its discretion revoke the carrier's certificate or privilege, and no carrier whose certificate or privilege is so revoked shall again be authorized to conduct such business until such compensation shall be paid. (2) All compensation, fees, or charges imposed and accruing under the provisions of this chapter shall be a lien upon all property of the motor carrier used in its operations under this chapter. Said lien shall attach at the time the compensation, fees, or charges become due and payable and shall have the effect of an execution duly levied on such property of the motor carrier and shall so remain until said compensation, fees, or charges are paid or the property sold for the payment thereof.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 69-12-422 cover?
Section 69-12-422 ("Effect Of Failure To Pay Compensation, Fees, Or Charges") 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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