{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-1-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-1-101","heading":"Definition.","body":"\"Mortgage\" is a contract by which specific property is hypothecated for the performance of an act, without the necessity of a change of possession.","path":["TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS","CHAPTER 1. MORTGAGES","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0710/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0010/0710-0010-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:50Z","sha256":"34172e7a4758d1ecc7e66b2855b9559254fd2ab64a5a0bd886af5a5f066fb1b9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-33-434","next":"us-mt/71-1-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}