{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-5-212","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-5-212","heading":"Pawnbroker to surrender stolen property -- warrant.","body":"(1) When a peace officer informs a pawnbroker or dealer who buys and sells secondhand merchandise that property pawned to or purchased by the pawnbroker or dealer is stolen property, as defined in 45-2-101, the pawnbroker or dealer who buys and sells secondhand merchandise shall hold the property for 30 days upon issuance of an administrative warrant by a peace officer. Following the expiration of the 30-day period, the pawnbroker or dealer shall surrender the property to the peace officer upon demand. The peace officer shall give the pawnbroker or dealer a receipt for any property surrendered by the pawnbroker or dealer. During the 30-day period, the pawnbroker or dealer may appeal the validity of the administrative warrant in justice's court or in municipal court.\n(2) As used in this section, \"administrative warrant\" means a warrant:\n(a) issued by the administrative head, or the administrative head's designee, of the investigating agency of the jurisdiction;\n(b) that describes the property to be held; and\n(c) that states that the pawnbroker or dealer shall hold the property for 30 days from the date of receipt.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 5. SEARCH AND SEIZURE","Part 2. Search Warrants"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0120/0460-0050-0020-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:40Z","sha256":"c3d5de416c55399775e0a012825fc36856d9280ff556b9c5f4998b338ac35f5f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-5-210","next":"us-mt/46-5-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}