1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 27
  3. CHAPTER 17
  4. Part 2
  5. 27-17-201 Plaintiff's affidavit

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 17. CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Part 2. Procedure for Obtaining Seizure of Property

Plaintiff's Affidavit

27-17-201. Plaintiff's affidavit. When a delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the person claiming the property or someone on the person's behalf, stating:

(1) facts that establish reasonable belief that the person claiming the property is the owner or is lawfully entitled to possession and that the seizure is necessary to prevent the removal or destruction of the property;

(2) that the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant;

(3) that the property has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to statute, or seized under an execution or an attachment against the property of the person claiming the property or, if seized, that it is by statute exempt from seizure; and

(4) a particular description of the property and the actual value of the property.

History: En. Sec. 72, p. 56, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 100, p. 151, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 117, p. 49, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 155, p. 75, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 155, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 1, p. 103, L. 1885; re-en. Sec. 157, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 841, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6623, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9221, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 510; re-en. Sec. 9221, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 362, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4102(1); amd. Sec. 660, Ch. 56, L. 2009.