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TITLE 70. PROPERTY
CHAPTER 5. FINDERS
Part 1. Rights and Duties of Finders Generally
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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-5-102

Finder not bound to take charge – status as depositary

A person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it, but if the person does, the person is a depositary for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depositary for hire.

Official Annotations
History:
En. Sec. 2520, Civ. C. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 5178, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 7685, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1864
Field Civ. C. Sec. 938
Re-en. Sec. 7685, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 20-401
Amd. Sec. 2070, Ch. 56, L. 2009 (HB 37 - Campbell, Margarett (D) HD 31)
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