{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-43-306","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-43-306","heading":"Bond to be required.","body":"(1) The department, on issuance of a water well contractor's or monitoring well constructor's license under this chapter, shall require, before the person commences operations in this state, a good and sufficient surety bond or its equivalent in a certificate of deposit, cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, to be approved by the board, in the sum of $25,000, conditioned that the licensee will comply with the rules of the board.\n(2) A person who is licensed in more than one category need supply only one surety bond or its equivalent in a certificate of deposit, cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, to be approved by the board, for $25,000.\n(3) A state or federal employee who is bonded by the state or federal government is not required to supply a bond during the course of employment with the state or federal government. A bond is required if the person ceases government employment.\n(4) In lieu of the requirements of subsections (1) through (3), a firm, corporation, or partnership having more than two licensed water well contractors or monitoring well constructors may submit one bond in the amount of $25,000 for the entire firm, corporation, or partnership.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 43. WATER WELL CONTRACTORS","Part 3. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0430/part_0030/section_0060/0370-0430-0030-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:07Z","sha256":"8bf26391e2b792df83674f67ce26114f3b208157dc193325bc9b01e259eef5a7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-43-305","next":"us-mt/37-43-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}