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MT Code § 1-2-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 1. General Provisions|1-2-112. Statutes imposing new local government duties

  1-2-112. Statutes imposing new local government duties. (1) As provided in subsection (3), a law enacted by the legislature that requires a local government unit to perform an activity or provide a service or facility that requires the direct expenditure of additional funds and that is not expected of local governments in the scope of their usual operations must provide a specific means to finance the activity, service, or facility other than a mill levy. Any law that fails to provide a specific means to finance any activity, service, or facility is not effective until specific means of financing are provided by the legislature from state or federal funds.   (2) Subsequent legislation may not be considered to supersede or modify any provision of this section by implication. Subsequent legislation may supersede or modify the provisions of this section if the legislation does so expressly.   (3) The mandates that the legislature is required to fund under subsection (1) are legislatively imposed requirements that are not necessary for the operation of local governments but that provide a valuable service or benefit to Montana citizens, including but not limited to:   (a) entitlement mandates that provide that certain classes of citizens may receive specific benefits;   (b) membership mandates that require local governments to join specific organizations, such as waste districts or a national organization of regulators; and   (c) service level mandates requiring local governments to meet certain minimum standards.   (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to:   (a) mandates that are required of local governments as a matter of constitutional law or federal statute or that are considered necessary for the operation of local governments, including but not limited to:   (i) due process mandates;   (ii) equal treatment mandates;   (iii) local government ethics mandates;   (iv) personnel and employment mandates;   (v) recordkeeping requirements; or   (vi) mandates concerning the organizational structure of local governments;   (b) any law under which the required expenditure of additional local funds is an insubstantial amount that can be readily absorbed into the budget of an existing program. A required expenditure of the equivalent of approximately 1 mill levied on taxable property of the local government unit or $10,000, whichever is less, may be considered an insubstantial amount.   (c) a law necessary to implement the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Public Law 103-31.   History: En. 43-517, 43-518 by Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 275, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 43-517, 43-518; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 416, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 1-2-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 1. General Provisions|1-2-113. Statutes imposing new duties on a school district to provide means of financing

  1-2-113. Statutes imposing new duties on a school district to provide means of financing. (1) Any law enacted by the legislature that requires a school district to perform an activity or provide a service or facility and that will require the direct expenditure of additional funds must provide a specific means to finance the activity, service, or facility other than the existing property tax mill levy. Any law that fails to provide a specific means to finance the service or facility is not effective until a specific means of financing meeting the requirements of subsection (2) is provided by the legislature.   (2) Financing must be by means of a remission of money by the state for the purpose of funding the activity, service, or facility. Financing must bear a reasonable relationship to the actual cost of performing the activity or providing the service or facility.   (3) Legislation passed and approved may not supersede or modify any provision of this section, except to the extent that the legislation expressly does so.   (4) This section does not apply to any law under which the required expenditure of additional funds by the board of trustees is an insubstantial amount that can be readily absorbed into the budget of an existing program.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 596, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 416, L. 1995.
MT Code § 1-2-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 1. General Provisions|1-2-114. Bill restriction

  1-2-114. Bill restriction. (1) A bill may not be introduced enacting a new law or amending an existing law to require a local government unit to perform an activity or provide a service or facility that requires a direct expenditure of additional funds without a specific means to finance the activity, service, or facility in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113.   (2) The estimate of fiscal impact provided in accordance with 5-4-210 must be considered in determination of whether a bill is introduced in violation of subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 416, L. 1995.
MT Code § 1-2-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 1. General Provisions|1-2-115. Enforcement

  1-2-115. Enforcement. (1) A local government unit may use a remedy provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4) to prevent the application of a law enacted in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113.   (2) A local government may, with the consent of a state agency charged with the implementation of the law, arbitrate the application of the law pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act.   (3) A local government unit may request a hearing before an administrative agency charged with the administration of the law. A hearing held pursuant to this section is a contested case proceeding pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act. The decision of the agency may be appealed in accordance with Title 2, chapter 4, part 7.   (4) A local government unit may bring a civil action in the district court of the county in which the local government unit is located to prevent the application of a law enacted in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113. The state of Montana may be named as the respondent or defendant in an action brought pursuant to this section.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 416, L. 1995.
MT Code § 1-2-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-201. Statutes -- effective date

  1-2-201. Statutes -- effective date. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), (1)(c), or (1)(d), every statute adopted after January 1, 1981, takes effect on the first day of October following its passage and approval unless a different time is prescribed in the enacting legislation.   (b) Subject to subsection (1)(d), every statute providing for appropriation by the legislature for public funds for a public purpose takes effect on the first day of July following its passage and approval unless a different time is prescribed in the enacting legislation.   (c) Subject to subsection (1)(d), every statute providing for the taxation of or the imposition of a fee on motor vehicles takes effect on the first day of January following its passage and approval unless a different time is prescribed in the enacting legislation.   (d) Every statute enacted during a special session of the legislature takes effect upon passage and approval unless a different time is prescribed in the enacting legislation.   (2) "Passage", as used in subsection (1), means the enactment into law of a bill, which has passed the legislature, either with or without the approval of the governor, as provided in the constitution.   History: (1)En. Sec. 3466, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8074, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 90, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 323; re-en. Sec. 90, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 43-507, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 3467, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8075, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 91, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 91, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 100, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 309, L. 1977; Sec. 43-508, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 43-507, 43-508; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 119, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 466, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 2003.
MT Code § 1-2-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-202. Joint resolutions -- effective date

  1-2-202. Joint resolutions -- effective date. Every joint resolution, unless a different time is prescribed therein, takes effect from its passage.   History: En. Sec. 291, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 118, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 92, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 324; re-en. Sec. 92, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-509.
MT Code § 1-2-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-203. Effect of amendment of statute

  1-2-203. Effect of amendment of statute. Where a section or a part of a statute is amended, it is not to be considered as having been repealed and reenacted in the amended form, but the portions which are not altered are to be considered as having been the law from the time when they were enacted, and the new provisions are to be considered as having been enacted at the time of the amendment.   History: En. Sec. 292, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 119, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 93, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 325; re-en. Sec. 93, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-510.
MT Code § 1-2-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-204. Amendment of repealed act void

  1-2-204. Amendment of repealed act void. An act amending a section of an act repealed is void.   History: En. Sec. 297, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 124, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 98, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 330; re-en. Sec. 98, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-515.
MT Code § 1-2-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-205. Repeal of law creating criminal offense

  1-2-205. Repeal of law creating criminal offense. The repeal of any law creating a criminal offense does not constitute a bar to an indictment or information and the punishment of an act already committed in violation of the law so repealed unless the intention to bar such indictment or information and punishment is expressly declared in the repealing act.   History: En. Sec. 8, p. 390, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 152, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 209, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 296, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 123, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 97, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 329; re-en. Sec. 97, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-514.
MT Code § 1-2-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-206. Repeal of repealed statute

  1-2-206. Repeal of repealed statute. The repeal of any statute or part of a statute heretofore repealed must not be so construed as a declaration, express or by implication, that such statute or part of a statute has been in force at any time subsequent to such first repeal.   History: En. Sec. 5180, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3560, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5526, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4504; re-en. Sec. 5526, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 12-213.
MT Code § 1-2-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-207. Repeal of repealing act -- no revival

  1-2-207. Repeal of repealing act -- no revival. No act or part of an act repealed by another act of the legislature is revived by the repeal of the repealing act without express words reviving such repealed act or part of an act.   History: En. Sec. 2, p. 390, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 146, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 203, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 295, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 122, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 96, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 328; re-en. Sec. 96, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-513.
MT Code § 1-2-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 2. Statutory Construction|Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions|1-2-208. Provisions of law not codified in Montana Code Annotated because redundant

  1-2-208. Provisions of law not codified in Montana Code Annotated because redundant. (1) Whenever a provision of law codified in the Montana Code Annotated is amended in such a way that it conflicts with a provision of law that was not codified in the Montana Code Annotated because such uncodified provision was redundant with such codified provision, the codified provision, as amended, governs and must be given effect over the uncodified provision.   (2) Repeal or deletion of a provision of the Montana Code Annotated also repeals or deletes a provision of law that was not codified in the Montana Code Annotated because it was redundant with the repealed or deleted provision of the Montana Code Annotated, whether or not the repealed or deleted provision of the Montana Code Annotated was amended prior to its repeal or deletion.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1985.
MT Code § 1-3-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 1. General Provisions|1-3-101. Purpose of maxims

  1-3-101. Purpose of maxims. The maxims of jurisprudence set forth in part 2 of this chapter are intended not to qualify any of the other provisions of this code but to aid in their just application.   History: En. Sec. 4600, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6177, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8738, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3509; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1964; re-en. Sec. 8738, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-101.
MT Code § 1-3-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 1. General Provisions|1-3-102. through 1-3-109 reserved

  1-3-102 through 1-3-109 reserved.
MT Code § 1-3-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 1. General Provisions|1-3-110. Mountain daylight time

  1-3-110. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Mountain daylight time. (1) The year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state's political subdivisions is mountain daylight time. The state exempts all areas of the state from mountain standard time.  (2) As used in this section:   (a) "Mountain daylight time" means the period during a year when mountain standard time is advanced 1 hour in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 260a.   (b) "Mountain standard time" means the observed time assigned to the mountain time zone in 15 U.S.C. 261.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 447, L. 2021.
MT Code § 1-3-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-201. Obsolete reason, obsolete rule

  1-3-201. Obsolete reason, obsolete rule. When the reason of a rule ceases, so should the rule itself.   History: En. Sec. 4601, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6178, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8739, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3510; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1965; re-en. Sec. 8739, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-102.
MT Code § 1-3-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-202. Same reason, same rule

  1-3-202. Same reason, same rule. Where the reason is the same, the rule should be the same.   History: En. Sec. 4602, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6179, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8740, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3511; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1966; re-en. Sec. 8740, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-103.
MT Code § 1-3-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-203. Change in purpose

  1-3-203. Change in purpose. A person may not change the person's purpose to the injury of another.   History: En. Sec. 4603, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6180, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8741, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3512; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1967; re-en. Sec. 8741, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-104; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-204. Waiver of benefit of law

  1-3-204. Waiver of benefit of law. Any person may waive the advantage of a law intended solely for that person's benefit. A law established for a public reason cannot be contravened by a private agreement.   History: En. Sec. 4604, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6181, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8742, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3513; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1968; re-en. Sec. 8742, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-105; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-205. Limit on rights

  1-3-205. Limit on rights. A person shall so use that person's own rights as not to infringe upon the rights of another.   History: En. Sec. 4605, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6182, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8743, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3514; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1969; re-en. Sec. 8743, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-106; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-206. Consent

  1-3-206. Consent. A person who consents to an act is not wronged by it.   History: En. Sec. 4606, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6183, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8744, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3515; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1970; re-en. Sec. 8744, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-107; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-207. Acquiescence

  1-3-207. Acquiescence. Acquiescence in error takes away the right of objecting to it.   History: En. Sec. 4607, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6184, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8745, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3516; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1971; re-en. Sec. 8745, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-108.
MT Code § 1-3-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-208. Own wrong -- no advantage

  1-3-208. Own wrong -- no advantage. A person may not take advantage of the person's own wrong.   History: En. Sec. 4608; Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6185, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8746, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3517; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1972; re-en. Sec. 8746, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-109; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-209. Fraudulent dispossession

  1-3-209. Fraudulent dispossession. A person who has fraudulently dispossessed oneself of a thing may be treated as if the person still had possession.   History: En. Sec. 4609, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6186, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8747, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3518; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1973; re-en. Sec. 8747, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-110; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-210. Acts on one's behalf

  1-3-210. Acts on one's behalf. A person who can and does not forbid that which is done on that person's behalf is considered to have authorized it.   History: En. Sec. 4610, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6187, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8748, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3519; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1974; re-en. Sec. 8748, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-111; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-211. Acts of others

  1-3-211. Acts of others. No one should suffer for the act of another.   History: En. Sec. 4611, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6188, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8749, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3520; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1975; re-en. Sec. 8749, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-112.
MT Code § 1-3-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-212. Benefit -- burden

  1-3-212. Benefit -- burden. A person who takes the benefit shall bear the burden.   History: En. Sec. 4612, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6189, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8750, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3521; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1976; re-en. Sec. 8750, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-113; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-213. Grant includes essentials

  1-3-213. Grant includes essentials. One who grants a thing is presumed to grant also whatever is essential to its use.   History: En. Sec. 4613, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6190, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8751, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3522; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1977; re-en. Sec. 8751, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-114.
MT Code § 1-3-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-214. Wrong -- remedy

  1-3-214. Wrong -- remedy. For every wrong there is a remedy.   History: En. Sec. 4614, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6191, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8752, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3523; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1978; re-en. Sec. 8752, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-115.
MT Code § 1-3-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-215. Equal in right or wrong

  1-3-215. Equal in right or wrong. Between those who are equally in the right or equally in the wrong, the law does not interpose.   History: En. Sec. 4615, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6192, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8753, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3524; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1979; re-en. Sec. 8753, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-116.
MT Code § 1-3-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-216. Preference to earliest

  1-3-216. Preference to earliest. Between rights otherwise equal, the earliest is preferred.   History: En. Sec. 4616, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6193, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8754, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3525; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1980; re-en. Sec. 8754, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-117.
MT Code § 1-3-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-217. Beyond control

  1-3-217. Beyond control. A person is not responsible for that which a person cannot control.   History: En. Sec. 4617, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6194, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8755, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3526; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1981; re-en. Sec. 8755, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-118; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 1-3-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 1. General Laws and Definitions|Chapter 3. Maxims of Jurisprudence|Part 2. Text of Maxims|1-3-218. Vigilance

  1-3-218. Vigilance. The law helps the vigilant before those who sleep on their rights.   History: En. Sec. 4618, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6195, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8756, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3527; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1982; re-en. Sec. 8756, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 49-119.