{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-8-2520","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-8-2520","heading":"Appraisal required for certain purchases of real property or conservation easements.","body":"(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, a county may not purchase real property in an amount in excess of $20,000 or a conservation easement using public funds in an amount in excess of $80,000 unless the value of the property or conservation easement has been previously estimated by:\n(a) a disinterested certified general real estate appraiser selected by the county commission, county attorney, and landowner; or\n(b) three disinterested citizens of the county appointed by the district judge.\n(2) A county may not pay more than the appraised value for the real property or conservation easement.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 8. ACQUISITION, TRANSFER, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS","Part 25. Classification and Alternative Management of County Lands"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0080/part_0250/section_0200/0070-0080-0250-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:03Z","sha256":"a4387f3637e48b6d0d86bfd6d408479bb953358882af0e4cdee3ef85feab7c91","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-8-2519","next":"us-mt/7-8-2521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}