25-13-609. Personal property exempt subject to value limitations. A judgment debtor is entitled to exemption from execution of the following:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 25-13-609

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205

(1)the judgment debtor’s interest, not to exceed $7,000 in aggregate value, to the extent of a value not exceeding $1,250 in any item of property, in household furnishings and goods, appliances, jewelry, wearing apparel, books, firearms and other sporting goods, animals, feed, crops, and musical instruments;

(2)the judgment debtor’s interest, not to exceed $4,000 in value, in one motor vehicle; and

(3)the judgment debtor’s interest, not to exceed $4,500 in aggregate value, in any implements, professional books, and tools, of the trade of the judgment debtor or a dependent of the judgment debtor.