{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-5-102","heading":"Finder not bound to take charge -- status as depositary.","body":"A person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it, but if the person does, the person is a depositary for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depositary for hire.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 5. FINDERS","Part 1. Rights and Duties of Finders Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0020/0700-0050-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:31Z","sha256":"5cae7263ffe4cc451f34cb66e60abb66ca9bd6472b99332f622130f0c1192805","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-5-101","next":"us-mt/70-5-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}