1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 70
  3. CHAPTER 5
  4. Part 1
  5. 70-5-104 Right of finder to require proof of claimant's ownership

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 5. FINDERS

Part 1. Rights and Duties of Finders Generally

Right Of Finder To Require Proof Of Claimant's Ownership

70-5-104. Right of finder to require proof of claimant's ownership. The finder of a thing may in good faith before giving it up require reasonable proof of ownership from any person claiming it.

History: En. Sec. 2522, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5180, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7687, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1866; Field Civ. C. Sec. 940; re-en. Sec. 7687, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 20-403.