{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-28-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-28-304","heading":"Judge to issue deed -- requirements.","body":"If there are no valid conflicting claims to the lot on the entry townsite, the district court judge, as ex officio probate judge of the county, shall issue the claimant a good and sufficient deed for the lot on the entry townsite land upon finding in a hearing that:\n(1) the petitioner is a qualified claimant under 70-28-302; and\n(2) (a) no deed has been issued by a probate or district court judge of the county where the entry townsite land is located for the claimed lot; or\n(b) a deed for the claimed lot has been issued but not recorded and has been lost or cannot be found.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 28. QUIETING TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY","Part 3. Entry Townsite Deeds"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0280/part_0030/section_0040/0700-0280-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:45Z","sha256":"a25f9f74a33c6d94150195c9955daa1f6212b1aa9d4b5d356c6c8581d534e4e3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-28-303","next":"us-mt/70-29-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}