Montana
For Montana, time to count as abandoned on private property is 5 days or more on a city street, public property, or private property; owner notice process is not specified at this stage; minimum time before sale/disposal is not specified at this stage; statutory citation is 61-12-401, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Montana our reading
- Time to count as abandoned on private property
- 5 days or more on a city street, public property, or private property verified
- Owner notice process
- not specified at this stage verified
- Minimum time before sale/disposal
- not specified at this stage verified
- Statutory citation
- 61-12-401 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
61-12-401 . Taking vehicle into custody. (1) The following law enforcement agencies and department of fish, wildlife, and parks personnel may take into custody any vehicle found abandoned for a period of 48 hours or more on a public highway or for a period of 5 days or more on a city street, public property, or private property:
— leg.mt.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- leg.mt.govhttps://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0120/part_0040/section_0010/0610-0120-0040-0010.html