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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, and other representatives have no duty to act pursuant to this part or otherwise to protect a vulnerable adult from financial exploitation by a third person.
(b) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, and other representatives are immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for not taking action pursuant to this part.
(c) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, or other representatives who choose to act pursuant to the authority granted in this part are immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for any act taken pursuant to this part unless the act of the financial institution or its representatives was done in bad faith and caused pecuniary loss to a vulnerable adult who was suspected of being a victim of financial exploitation.
(2) The immunity provided for in this section may not extend to any individual in a case when the individual is a principal, a conspirator, or an accessory after the fact to a criminal offense involving the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 32. Financial Institutions § 32-1-1504. Immunity - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-32-financial-institutions/mt-st-32-1-1504/
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