{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-11-506","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-11-506","heading":"Auctioneer's authority from the seller.","body":"An auctioneer, in the absence of special authority or usage, has authority from the seller only as follows:\n(1) to sell by public auction to the highest bidder;\n(2) to sell for cash only, except for articles usually sold on credit at auction;\n(3) to warrant as an agent pursuant to 28-10-421;\n(4) to prescribe reasonable rules and terms of sale;\n(5) to deliver the thing sold upon payment of the price;\n(6) to collect the price; and\n(7) to do whatever else is necessary, proper, and usual in the ordinary course of business for effecting these purposes.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 11. SALES","Part 5. Auction Sales and Auctioneers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0110/part_0050/section_0060/0300-0110-0050-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:25Z","sha256":"747246b8b36a001de0c9820951a30bc917d3b5429e42cddafd587546c7d920b0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-11-505","next":"us-mt/30-11-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}