Montana § 77-2-334 - Assignment Of Certificate

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 77-2-334 — Assignment Of Certificate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 77-2-334. Assignment Of Certificate

Assignment of certificate. Certificates of purchase may be assigned to a citizen of the United States or to a person who has declared an intention to become a citizen or to a corporation organized under the laws of this state. These assignments must be made on forms prescribed by the department, must be duly acknowledged as other conveyances of real estate, and must be executed in duplicate with one copy to be filed and retained in the office of the department and one copy to be retained by the assignee. A person is not qualified to receive an assignment if the lands that the person has already purchased from the state, together with the lands included in the assignment, exceed one section. The assignee must in all respects possess the same qualifications as an original purchaser.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 77-2-334 ("Assignment Of Certificate") 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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