Montana § 82-2-112 - Defective Locations Good Against Persons With Notice

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 82-2-112 — Defective Locations Good Against Persons With Notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 82-2-112. Defective Locations Good Against Persons With Notice

Defective locations good against persons with notice. The period of time prescribed by this part for the performance of any act may not be considered mandatory if the act is performed before the rights of third persons have intervened, and a defect in the posted notice or recorded certificate may not be considered material except as against one who has located the same ground or some portion of the same ground in good faith and without notice. Notice to an agent who makes a location on behalf of another must be considered notice to the agent's principal, and notice to one of several coclaimants must be considered notice to all.

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

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Section 82-2-112 ("Defective Locations Good Against Persons With Notice") 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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