{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-18-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-18-602","heading":"Claim of attached property by third person -- plaintiff to indemnify sheriff.","body":"If personal property attached is claimed by a third person, the person shall give notice to the sheriff and deliver to the sheriff an affidavit, stating the person's claim, ownership, and a description of the property. Unless the plaintiff, within 10 days after receiving notice, gives the sheriff a good and sufficient bond to indemnify the sheriff against loss or damage by reason of retaining the property, the sheriff shall deliver the property to the person making the claim.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 18. PREJUDGMENT ATTACHMENT","Part 6. Procedure Following Attachment -- Return of Writ"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0180/part_0060/section_0020/0270-0180-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:34Z","sha256":"f5a689c0d336b98838d19750f906dc06369b78520f627e40bb3b71ba215609f8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-18-601","next":"us-mt/27-18-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}