{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-45-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-45-202","heading":"Licensing -- limiting liability.","body":"A person who, pursuant to an oral or written contract, engages a construction contractor who is licensed under this chapter on the date of the contract is not liable as an employer for workers' compensation coverage under 39-71-405, for unemployment insurance coverage, or for wages and fringe benefits for:\n(1) the licensed construction contractor;\n(2) the employees of the licensed construction contractor; or\n(3) a subsequent subcontractor or the employees of a subsequent subcontractor engaged to fulfill a part of or all the obligations of the oral or written contract of the licensed construction contractor listed in subsection (1).","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 45. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS","Part 2. Licensing and Registration"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0020/0370-0450-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:08Z","sha256":"6f9a29ceb031bf94a19f959ac5a1a003a62378cc1173c94cf12e54d870aadfa3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-45-201","next":"us-mt/37-45-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}