{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-3-104","heading":"Lien by agreement.","body":"A lien may be created by contract, to take immediate effect, as security for the performance of obligations not then in existence.","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_0040/0710-0030-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:52Z","sha256":"c14b9bfbe5ad3af3b72b1e3f0075d144c601ac6be82b74e433ab1ded127db0af","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-3-103","next":"us-mt/71-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}