{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-13-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-13-502","heading":"Debts owed to judgment debtor.","body":"After the issuing of an execution against property and before its return, a person indebted to the judgment debtor may pay to the sheriff the amount of the person's debt or as much of the debt as is necessary to satisfy the execution. The sheriff's receipt is sufficient discharge for the amount paid.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 13. EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT","Part 5. Property Subject to Execution"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0130/part_0050/section_0020/0250-0130-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:06Z","sha256":"2835bece5e8d399943991053dbd9956125c5cdf3418a7b6cb463ba8ac889a0a8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-13-501","next":"us-mt/25-13-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}