{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-51-315","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-51-315","heading":"Vicarious liability.","body":"(1) A party to a real estate transaction is not liable for a misrepresentation made by the party's agent or subagent unless:\n(a) the party has actual knowledge of the misrepresentation; or\n(b) the agent or subagent is repeating a misrepresentation made by the party.\n(2) A broker is not liable for a misrepresentation made by the broker's subagent unless:\n(a) the broker has actual knowledge of the misrepresentation;\n(b) the subagent making the misrepresentation is an employee of the broker and not an independent contractor; or\n(c) a broker or subagent is repeating a misrepresentation made by the broker.\n(3) An agent is not liable for a misrepresentation made by the principal unless the agent has actual knowledge of the misrepresentation.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 51. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS","Part 3. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0510/part_0030/section_0150/0370-0510-0030-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:11Z","sha256":"9ecad78e43238f2d0cfeaab2db47fa1b109c85ce324a309f515b288eb9b348d0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-51-314","next":"us-mt/37-51-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}