{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-3-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-3-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) A \"general lien\" is one which the holder of the lien is entitled to enforce as a security for the performance of all the obligations or all of a particular class of obligations that exist in the holder's favor against the owner of the property.\n(2) A \"lien\" is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act. Liens are either general or special.\n(3) A \"special lien\" is one that the holder of the lien can enforce only as security for the performance of a particular act or obligation and of the obligations that may be incidental to the particular act or obligation.","path":["TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS","CHAPTER 3. LIENS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0710/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0010/0710-0030-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:51Z","sha256":"3bbd7fe1ee78a4e2be24c54e5f63670913a47d7aa1576ee328b08a87d2c5a18b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-2-110","next":"us-mt/71-3-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}