Montana § 70-5-103 - Duty To Inform Owner When Known
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 70-5-103 — Duty To Inform Owner When Known, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-5-103. Duty To Inform Owner When Known
Duty to inform owner when known. If a person finds money, goods, things in action, or other personal property or saves a domestic animal from drowning or starvation when the property is of a value of $10 or more and the person knows or suspects who the owner is, the person shall use reasonable diligence to inform the owner and make restitution without compensation, further than a reasonable charge for saving and taking care of the property. If the person fails to do so, the person is liable in damages to the owner and does not have a claim to any reward offered by the owner for the recovery of the thing or to any compensation for the person's trouble or expenses.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-5-103 ("Duty To Inform Owner When Known") 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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