Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE

CHAPTER 3. LOCAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS

Part 6. Local Review Procedure

Subdivision Guarantee Required For Review Process

76-3-612. Subdivision guarantee required for review process. (1) The subdivider shall submit with the final plat a subdivision guarantee issued by an authorized title insurer or its title insurance producer showing the names of the owners of record of the land to be subdivided and the names of lienholders or claimants of record against the land and the written consent to the subdivision by the owners of the land, if other than the subdivider, and any lienholders or claimants of record against the land.

(2) The governing body may provide for the review of the subdivision guarantee for the land in question by the county attorney where the land lies in an unincorporated area or by the city or town attorney when the land lies within the limits of a city or town.

(3) As used in this section, "subdivision guarantee" means a form of guarantee that is approved by the commissioner of insurance and is specifically designed to disclose the information required in subsection (1).

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 500, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 334, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3865; amd. Sec. 186, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 210, L. 2021.