70-20-109. Change of owner’s name after acquisition — later conveyance to include former name. A person in whom the title of real estate is vested, who afterwards from any cause has the person’s name changed, shall, in any conveyances of the real estate, set forth the name in which the person derived title to the real estate, and a failure to comply with the provisions of this section subjects the person to a penalty of $50, to be collected by the county attorney of the county in which the real estate is situated and paid by the person into the treasury of the county for the benefit of the common schools of the county.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 70-20-109

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201