31-4-203. Prohibition on litigation funding by foreign adversaries or foreign persons of concern, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 31. CREDIT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 4. LITIGATION FINANCING

Part 2. Foreign Investment in Litigation Financing Act

Prohibition On Litigation Funding By Foreign Adversaries Or Foreign Persons Of Concern

31-4-203. Prohibition on litigation funding by foreign adversaries or foreign persons of concern. (1) A foreign adversary or a foreign person of concern may not engage in litigation financing in this state.

(2) A foreign adversary or a foreign person of concern may not, directly or indirectly, invest in, finance, fund, or loan money to a litigation financer engaged in litigation financing in this state.

(3) A litigation financer engaged in litigation financing in this state may not, directly or indirectly:

(a) become affiliated with or maintain an affiliation with a foreign adversary or a foreign person of concern;

(b) receive or accept money or funds from a foreign adversary or a foreign person of concern; or

(c) allow a foreign adversary or a foreign person of concern to invest in, maintain an ownership interest in, or exercise any control over the litigation financer.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 413, L. 2025.