{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-30-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-30-101","heading":"Eminent domain defined.","body":"Eminent domain is the right of the state to take private property for public use. This right may be exercised in the manner provided in this chapter.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 30. EMINENT DOMAIN","Part 1. General and Substantive Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0300/part_0010/section_0010/0700-0300-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:47Z","sha256":"37d76076f5999e68a979571a7e05b5c18a0de14ac59dfa433a168c62333d776e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-29-420","next":"us-mt/70-30-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}