{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-2-226","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-2-226","heading":"Abandonment by failure to file claim.","body":"The failure to file a claim of an existing right as required by 85-2-221(1) establishes a conclusive presumption of abandonment of that right.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER","Part 2. Adjudication of Water Rights"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0260/0850-0020-0020-0260.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:15Z","sha256":"c8bbcaa850a3db33d5c2bef697c7a68b9375af0d7a16f0f6b48b73a77fc72926","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-2-225","next":"us-mt/85-2-227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}