31-1-821. Records of title loan agreements. - Montana Statutes

     31-1-821. Records of title loan agreements. (1) Each title lender shall keep a consecutively numbered record of each title loan agreement executed. In addition to a copy of the title loan agreement, the record must include the following:
     (a) a clear and accurate description of the titled personal property, including its vehicle identification or serial number, license plate number, year, make, model, type, and color, if applicable;
     (b) the date of the title loan agreement;
     (c) the amount of the loan made pursuant to the title loan agreement;
     (d) the date of maturity of the loan; and
     (e) the name, social security number, resident address, and type and an identification number of a photo identification of the borrower and whether the borrower is over 18 years of age.
     (2) The title lender shall make a good and usable photocopy of the photo identification of the borrower or shall take an instant photograph of the borrower, which photocopy or photograph must be attached to the title lender's copy of the title loan agreement.
     (3) The borrower and the title lender or the title lender's employee or agent shall sign the title loan agreement, and the borrower must be provided with a copy at the time of signing.
     (4) (a) The title lender shall keep the numbered record and a copy of a title loan agreement for a period of not less than 2 years from the date of the closing of the last transaction reflected in the record. The date of the last transaction, as used in this subsection, means, in the case in which a borrower redeemed the pledged certificate of title, the date of the redemption and, in the case in which a borrower does not redeem the pledged certificate of title, the date on which the title lender sells the titled personal property.
     (b) A title lender who ceases engaging in the business of making title loans shall keep all records in the title lender's possession for a period of not less than 2 years from the date on which the title lender ceased engaging in the business.
     (5) The records required to be maintained by this section must be made available for inspection by any employee of the department upon request during ordinary business hours without warrant or court order.

     History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 455, L. 2001.