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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

53-9-129: Award not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or assignment -- exception.

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  1. TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS
  2. CHAPTER 9. SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
  3. Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana

(1) An award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process, except an execution, attachment, or garnishment of a right to compensation for work loss to secure payment of maintenance or child support.

(2) An assignment or agreement to assign a right to compensation in the future is unenforceable except:

(a) an assignment of a right to compensation for work loss to secure payment of maintenance or child support; or

(b) an assignment of a right to compensation to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of products, services, or accommodations necessitated by the injury or death on which the claim is based and are provided or to be provided by the assignee.

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