§ 70-21-201 What may be recorded — recording copy in another county
§ 70-21-202 Certain transfers in trust — mortgages — when to be recorded
§ 70-21-203 Acknowledgment of instruments required — exceptions
§ 70-21-204 Proof of handwriting acceptable for recording — when
§ 70-21-205 Acknowledgment unnecessary for recording judgments
§ 70-21-206 Recording of return of sale under court decree
§ 70-21-207 Letters patent and other federal and state documents — recording without acknowledgment
§ 70-21-208 In what county to be recorded
§ 70-21-209 When instrument considered recorded
§ 70-21-210 Clerk to endorse fee
§ 70-21-211 Record books to be separate
§ 70-21-212 Other duties of recorder — where found
§ 70-21-213 Taxes paid before recording division or merger of real property
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 70 > Chapter 21 > Part 2 - Recording -- Procedure

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Real property: means lands, tenements, hereditaments, and possessory title to public lands. 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
  • Subscribing witness: means a person who sees a writing executed or hears it acknowledged and at the request of the party signs the person's name as a witness. See Montana Code 1-1-203
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201