{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-19-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-19-102","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(1) The legislature finds that the rental-purchase industry is unique in its structure of providing a service to Montana consumers, in that the business transaction involved is not a credit transaction, does not create a debt or a security interest, and is not a simple rental or lease. As a result, rental-purchase agreements deserve their own regulatory scheme.\n(2) The purpose of this part is to protect consumers and businesses engaged in the rental-purchase of consumer goods against unfair or deceptive acts and practices and to provide certainty and regularity in the conduct of rental-purchase transactions.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 19. RENTAL AND RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS","Part 1. Montana Rental-Purchase Agreement Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0190/part_0010/section_0020/0300-0190-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:40Z","sha256":"ff88cbe165ab934031644557ee1deada75d142cb0d6546b9aca9af703ae8ec1a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-19-101","next":"us-mt/30-19-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}