40-6-237. Destruction of property by minor -- liability of parents. A municipal corporation, county, city, town, school district, or department of the state of Montana, a person, or a religious organization whether incorporated or unincorporated is entitled to recover damages in a civil action in an amount not to exceed $6,900 in a court of competent jurisdiction from the parents of a person under 18 years of age, living with the parents, who maliciously or willfully destroys property, real, personal, or mixed, belonging to the municipal corporation, county, city, town, school district, department of the state of Montana, person, or religious organization.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 227, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 61-112.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 560, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Obligations of Parents
40-6-201. Legitimacy of children born in wedlock
40-6-202. Legitimacy of children born after dissolution of marriage
40-6-203. Child legitimatized by marriage of parents
40-6-204. through 40-6-210 reserved
40-6-211. Obligations of parents for the support and education of their children
40-6-213. Remedy when parent dies without providing for support of child
40-6-214. Duties of parents to maintain children
40-6-215. When parent responsible for necessities and financial assistance supplied to child
40-6-217. Married person not bound for support of spouse's children by former marriage
40-6-218. Compensation and support of person after attaining majority
40-6-219. and 40-6-220 reserved
40-6-221. Parenting, services, and earnings of child
40-6-225. through 40-6-230 reserved
40-6-232. Parental control over property of child
40-6-233. Remedy for parental abuse
40-6-234. When parental authority ceases
40-6-235. Parent may relinquish services and custody of child
40-6-237. Destruction of property by minor -- liability of parents