Montana § 70-20-315 - Validation Of Unacknowledged Deeds
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 70-20-315 — Validation Of Unacknowledged Deeds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-20-315. Validation Of Unacknowledged Deeds
Validation of unacknowledged deeds. All deeds to real property executed prior to January 1, 1983, in this state or any state or territory of the United States, provided no action is pending on October 1, 1983, to set aside any such deed, which shall have been signed by the grantors in due form, shall be sufficient in law to convey the legal title to the premises therein described from the grantors to the grantees, without any other execution or acknowledgment or witnesses thereto whatever; and such deeds so executed shall be received in evidence in all courts in this state and be conclusive evidence of the title to the lands therein described against the grantors, their heirs, and assigns.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-20-315 ("Validation Of Unacknowledged Deeds") 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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