Mont. Code Ann. § 32-2-811
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32-2-811 Failure to commence business
Official statutory text
32-2-811 . Failure to commence business. (1) Any mutual association that fails to commence business as a financial institution within 1 year after receiving a certificate of authorization forfeits that certificate and shall cease all activities. The commissioner shall certify to the secretary of state that the certificate of authority has been forfeited so that the mutual association's articles of incorporation may be terminated by the secretary of state.
(2) On forfeiture, the contributors of initial capital deposits of the mutual association are entitled to the return of any amounts they have paid to the institution, and all expenses incurred in the organization must be borne by the original organizers who were named in the application for permission to organize.
(2) On forfeiture, the contributors of initial capital deposits of the mutual association are entitled to the return of any amounts they have paid to the institution, and all expenses incurred in the organization must be borne by the original organizers who were named in the application for permission to organize.
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