Montana Code 52-8-101. Definitions
52-8-101. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-8-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(1)”Person” includes any individual, partnership, voluntary association, or corporation.
(2)”Placement activities” means any of the following:
(a)placement of a child for adoption or foster care;
(b)arranging or providing short-term foster care for a child pending an adoptive placement; or
(c)facilitating placement of a child by maintaining a list in any form of birth parents or prospective adoptive or foster parents.
(3)”Soliciting” means to request, offer, promote, or refer, either directly or indirectly through correspondence, advertising, or other method, a potential adoptive or foster parent or couple, birth parent or parents, or placement of a child by a birth parent.