{"data":{"id":"us-mt/35-2-120","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"35-2-120","heading":"Facsimile filing.","body":"(1) The secretary of state shall treat a facsimile copy of a document that is required or permitted to be filed under 35-2-119, 35-2-121 through 35-2-123, 35-2-1003, 35-2-1108 through 35-2-1112, and this section and the signatures on the facsimile copy in the same manner as an original for purposes of 35-2-119, 35-2-121 through 35-2-123, 35-2-1003, 35-2-1108 through 35-2-1112, and this section. If all other requirements are met, the date of filing relates back to the date of receipt of the facsimile copy.\n(2) A person who files a false document by facsimile copy is liable to an aggrieved party for three times the amount of damages resulting from the filing of the false document.","path":["TITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0350/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0200/0350-0020-0010-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:07Z","sha256":"0f030088d2d9d8c66427a4a308f3d3d00533fb6e722a6d7299a4ef60b1cbe8ee","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/35-2-119","next":"us-mt/35-2-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}