Montana Code 27-18-102. What property subject to attachment
27-18-102. What property subject to attachment. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the rights or shares that the defendant has in the stock of any corporation or company, together with the interest and profits on the stock, all debts due the defendant, and all other property in this state of the defendant not exempt from execution may be attached and, if judgment is recovered, sold to satisfy the judgment and execution. Property exempt from execution is exempt from attachment.
Terms Used In Montana Code 27-18-102
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)In any action in which the amount sued for is $10 or less, the wages and earnings of the debtor or defendant for personal services rendered at any time within 30 days before the commencement of the action are exempt from attachment.