{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-11-511","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-11-511","heading":"Auctioneers ex officio.","body":"(1) In any county without an auctioneer, the sheriff or a constable is ex officio auctioneer and is permitted to sell any property at public auction.\n(2) The sheriff or constable is liable on the sheriff's or constable's official bond for any delinquency as the ex officio auctioneer.","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_0110/0300-0110-0050-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:25Z","sha256":"8ceb668329c2e6ba78c68e52bd1a75325ad23447adbcdf506fe6b6b0f58c1475","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-11-510","next":"us-mt/30-11-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}