All civil officers must inform the public administrator of all property known to them belonging to a decedent which is liable to loss, injury, or waste and which, by reason thereof, ought to be in the possession of the public administrator.
Mont. Code Ann. § 72-15-106
Civil officers to notify public administrator of property in danger of loss or waste
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