Montana § 70-21-302 - Recording As Constructive Notice -- Effect Of Recording Copy In Other County
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§ 70-21-302. Recording As Constructive Notice -- Effect Of Recording Copy In Other County
Recording as constructive notice -- effect of recording copy in other county. (1) Every conveyance of real property acknowledged or proved and certified and recorded as prescribed by law, from the time it is filed with the county clerk for record, is constructive notice of the contents thereof to subsequent purchasers and mortgagees. (2) A certified copy of any such recorded conveyance may be recorded in any other county, and when so recorded the record thereof shall have the same force and effect as though it was of the original conveyance.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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