{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-3-413","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-3-413","heading":"Obligation of maker.","body":"(1) A maker of a note is obliged to pay the note:\n(a) according to its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued, at the time it first came into possession of a holder; or\n(b) if the maker signed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed as stated in 30-3-115 and 30-3-407.\n(2) The obligation is owed to a person entitled to enforce the note or to an indorser that paid the note pursuant to 30-3-414.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 3. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","Part 4. Liability of Parties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0130/0300-0030-0040-0130.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:54Z","sha256":"831834b3a7ab4933569465875959012068495490583fd8d527342885e74589a5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-3-412","next":"us-mt/30-3-414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}