37-43-401. No action or counterclaim to be maintained except by licensee. No action or counterclaim shall be maintained by any water well contractor, water well driller, or monitoring well constructor in any court in this state with respect to any agreement, work, labor, or materials for which a license is required by this chapter or to recover the agreed price or any compensation under any such agreement or for any such work, labor, or materials for which a license is required by this chapter without alleging and proving that such water well contractor, water well driller, or monitoring well constructor had a valid license at the time of making such agreement and of supplying such labor, work, or materials.

Terms Used In Montana Code 37-43-401

  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201