80-2-104. Powers of department -- claims and obligations -- property acquired at foreclosure. (1) The department may:
(a) collect, compromise, adjust, or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under this part or under any mortgage, lease, contract, or agreement entered into or administered under this part and, if necessary, pursue them to final collection in any court having jurisdiction;
(b) bid for and purchase at any execution, foreclosure, or other sale or otherwise acquire property upon which the department has a lien by reason of a judgment or execution or that is pledged, mortgaged, or conveyed or that otherwise secures any loan or other indebtedness owing to or acquired by the department under this part;
(c) accept title to any property purchased or acquired, operate or lease the property for a period necessary to protect the investment, and sell or otherwise dispose of the property in a manner consistent with this part.
(2) The authority granted to the department in this section may be delegated to the secretary of agriculture with respect to funds or assets authorized to be administered and used by the secretary of agriculture under agreements entered into under 80-2-102.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 112, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2804; amd. Sec. 2571, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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