80-2-242. Adjusters -- appointment -- qualifications -- duties. (1) The department shall retain a sufficient number of adjusters to appraise all losses by hail that are covered by hail insurance under this part.
(2) The department may call on one or more of the adjusters to appraise each loss, and the adjusters shall promptly report their findings to the department according to the rules adopted by the board.
(3) An adjuster who is a relative, attorney, agent, employee, or creditor of a person incurring a crop loss due to hail and subject to insurance coverage under this part or who has an interest in a lien or mortgage on the crop injured or destroyed may not appraise or assist in appraising the loss.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 169, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 34, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 359, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 359, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1515; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 691, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 399, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Agricultural Services
80-2-201. Powers and duties of board of hail insurance
80-2-202. Compensation of presiding officer and officers
80-2-203. Participation in program -- fee
80-2-204. Duty of department -- election of benefits of law
80-2-205. What crops subject to provisions of law
80-2-207. Delinquent fees -- application by delinquent -- crop lien
80-2-210. through 80-2-219 reserved
80-2-220. Rules -- hail insurance fees
80-2-221. Fee for hail insurance
80-2-222. Board to establish amount of rates -- disposition of funds
80-2-224. Fee -- notice -- when payable
80-2-225. Real estate lien -- creation
80-2-227. Hail insurance secured by crop lien only
80-2-229. Withdrawal of crop in case of destruction through other means
80-2-230. Collection of fees -- release of lien -- interest
80-2-232. Department's duty -- warrants -- transfers to state general fund
80-2-233. through 80-2-240 reserved
80-2-242. Adjusters -- appointment -- qualifications -- duties