Montana § 70-21-101 - Instrument Defined -- Abstract
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§ 70-21-101. Instrument Defined -- Abstract
Instrument defined -- abstract. For the purposes of Title 1, chapter 5; part 2 of this chapter; and 70-21-310 , the word instrument includes an abstract of an instrument that must be executed and acknowledged or proved by all parties executing the abstracted document and contains: (1) the names and addresses of the parties to the instrument; (2) a description of the real property affected; (3) a statement that this is an abstract of another document; (4) a short statement of the effect of the document abstracted; (5) the name and address of the person who will provide a full and complete copy of the document abstracted, without cost, upon request of any person.
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