Montana § 70-6-303 - When Duties Of Gratuitous Depositary Cease
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 70-6-303 — When Duties Of Gratuitous Depositary Cease, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-6-303. When Duties Of Gratuitous Depositary Cease
When duties of gratuitous depositary cease. The duties of a gratuitous depositary cease upon the depositary's: (1) restoring the thing deposited to its owner; or (2) giving reasonable notice to the owner to remove it and the owner failing to do so within a reasonable time. However, an involuntary depositary under 70-6-103 (2) may not give notice until the emergency that gave rise to the deposit is past.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-6-303 ("When Duties Of Gratuitous Depositary Cease") 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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