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TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 9. JUDGMENT
Part 3. Entry of Judgment and Satisfaction – Lien
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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-9-302

Filing of transcript of docket in another county – lien – expiration

(1) A transcript of the original docket, certified by the clerk, may be filed with the district court clerk of any other county. From the time of the filing, the judgment becomes a lien upon all real property of the judgment debtor that is not exempt from execution in that county and that is either owned by the judgment debtor at the time or afterward acquired by the judgment debtor before the lien expires. Except as provided in 61-6-123, the lien continues for 10 years from the date of the entry of the judgment unless the judgment is previously satisfied.

(2) When the judgment is for the payment of child support, the lien continues for 10 years from the termination of the support obligation or 10 years from entry of a lump-sum judgment or order for support arrears, whichever is later, unless the judgment is previously satisfied.

Official Annotations
History:
En. Sec. 181, p. 78, Bannack Stat.
Re-en. Sec. 207, p. 175, L. 1867
Re-en. Sec. 247, p. 78, L. 1871
En. Sec. 1, p. 40, L. 1876
Re-en. Sec. 298, p. 117, L. 1877
Re-en. Sec. 298, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879
Re-en. Sec. 310, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887
Amd. Sec. 1200, C. Civ. Proc. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 6810, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 9413, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 674
Re-en. Sec. 9413, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 93-5712
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 631, L. 1993
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 1995
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 45, L. 2003 (HB 209 - Shockley, Jim (R) HD 61)
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 510, L. 2003 (SB 275 - Laible, Rick (R) SD 30)
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