{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-3-616","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-3-616","heading":"Penalty for destroying means of identification of property.","body":"A person who removes, injures, or destroys or who renders difficult, uncertain, or impossible of identification any sawlogs, piling, railroad ties, cordwood, shingles, or other timber upon which there is a lien as provided in this part without the express consent of the person entitled to the lien is liable to a lienholder for the damages to the amount secured by the lienholder's lien. If damage is shown to the court in a civil action to enforce the lien, the court shall enter a personal judgment for the amount in the action against the person, if the person is a party to the action, or the damages may be recovered by a civil action against that person.","path":["TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS","CHAPTER 3. LIENS","Part 6. Loggers' Liens"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0710/chapter_0030/part_0060/section_0160/0710-0030-0060-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:54Z","sha256":"c55a2687d80b92467ab4539da70ed4029e68a75ecc27a26c76a88afae573b9a9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-3-615","next":"us-mt/71-3-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}