32-7-101. Title and purpose. (1) This part must be known and may be cited as the "Regulation of Escrow Businesses Act".
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the escrow industry be supervised and regulated by the department of administration in order to protect the citizens of the state and to provide that the business practices of the escrow industry are fair and orderly among the members of the escrow industry, with due regard to the ultimate consumers in this important area of property protection.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 651, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 32. Financial Institutions
Part 1. Regulation of Escrow Businesses
32-7-104. Exemption or exception -- burden of proof
32-7-105. through 32-7-107 reserved
32-7-108. Department -- powers and duties
32-7-109. Application for license -- bond -- issuance
32-7-113. and 32-7-114 reserved
32-7-115. Maintenance of records
32-7-116. Statement of account
32-7-117. Deposit of funds required -- disbursement
32-7-118. through 32-7-120 reserved
32-7-121. Unauthorized business practices -- penalty
32-7-122. Investigations by department -- desist order -- injunctions or other actions
32-7-123. Subpoenas -- oaths -- examinations of witness and evidence