Mont. Code Ann. § 31-1-713
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31-1-713 Department obligations -- complaints
Official statutory text
31-1-713 . Department obligations -- complaints. (1) The department shall maintain, either directly or indirectly through a nationwide licensing system, a list of licensees that is available to and accessible by interested persons and the general public.
(2) The department shall also establish by rule a procedure under which an aggrieved consumer or any member of the public may file a complaint against a licensee or an unlicensed person.
(3) If the department determines there is probable cause to issue and serve a notice under 31-1-712 to a licensed or unlicensed person against whom a complaint has been filed by a consumer or other member of the public, the department is obligated to provide only the licensee or the unlicensed person with the opportunity to request an administrative hearing.
(2) The department shall also establish by rule a procedure under which an aggrieved consumer or any member of the public may file a complaint against a licensee or an unlicensed person.
(3) If the department determines there is probable cause to issue and serve a notice under 31-1-712 to a licensed or unlicensed person against whom a complaint has been filed by a consumer or other member of the public, the department is obligated to provide only the licensee or the unlicensed person with the opportunity to request an administrative hearing.
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