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MT Code § 7-31-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-103. Contract for smoke abatement

  7-31-103. Contract for smoke abatement. (1) The smoke abatement contract shall:   (a) be entered into and made with such person or persons or corporation or corporations and contain such provisions and conditions as will, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners or the council of said incorporated town or city, as the case may be, best accomplish the purpose aforesaid; and   (b) take effect and be in force as provided in this part.   (2) Whenever a contract shall have been entered into as aforesaid, it shall be reduced to writing and executed by the parties in due form of law and three copies thereof deposited with the clerk of the board of county commissioners or clerk of the council, as the case may be, for public inspection and examination.   History: (1)En. Sec. 2, p. 142, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4832, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3431, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5290, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5290, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-2502, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 3, p. 143, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4833, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3432, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5291, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5291, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-5203, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2502(part), 11-2503(part).
MT Code § 7-31-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-104. Contractor's bond

  7-31-104. Contractor's bond. The person or persons or corporation or corporations with whom said contract shall have been made shall execute their or its bond or bonds, with sufficient sureties, to such board of county commissioners or city or town, conditioned for the full and faithful performance of all the terms and conditions on their part. The terms, conditions, and penalty of the surety bond shall be approved by the contracting board or council. The surety bond or bonds shall be in full force and effect upon the ratification of the contract as provided in this part, the condition of which shall be expressed in the contract.   History: En. Sec. 3, p. 143, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4833, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3432, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5291, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5219, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2503(part).
MT Code § 7-31-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-105. Modification of contract

  7-31-105. Modification of contract. In the event it shall be found expedient and proper in executing said contract to modify or change the same in some of the minute details thereof and such modifications or changes shall be agreed upon by the parties thereto, the same may be made with the approval of the judge or judges of the district forming such county or the judge or judges of the district in which such county or incorporated city or town is included and, when so approved, shall have the same force and effect as if originally contained therein.   History: En. Sec. 10, p. 146, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4840, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3439, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5298, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5298, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2510.
MT Code § 7-31-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-106. Authorization for county to issue bonds -- election required

  7-31-106. Authorization for county to issue bonds -- election required. (1) If the petition is presented to the board of county commissioners, the board shall, for the purpose of raising money to meet the payments under the terms and conditions of the contract and other necessary and proper expenses for the contract and for the approval or disapproval of the petition:   (a) ascertain, within 30 days after submission of the petition, the existing indebtedness of the county in the aggregate; and   (b) submit, after ascertaining the aggregate indebtedness, to the electors of the county the proposition to approve or disapprove the contract and the issuance of bonds necessary to carry out the contract. The election must be held in conjunction with a regular or primary election.   (2) The amount of the bonds authorized by this section may not exceed the debt limitation established in 7-7-2203 prior to the issuance of the bonds.   History: En. Sec. 4, p. 143, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4834, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3433, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2504(part); amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 29, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-31-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-107. Authorization for municipality to issue bonds -- election required

  7-31-107. Authorization for municipality to issue bonds -- election required. (1) If the petition is presented to the council of any incorporated city or town, the council, for the purpose of raising money to meet the payments under the terms and conditions of the contract and other necessary and proper expenses for the contract and for the approval or disapproval of the petition, shall:   (a) ascertain, within 30 days after submission of the petition, the aggregate indebtedness of the city or town; and   (b) submit, after ascertaining the aggregate indebtedness, to the electors of the city or town the proposition to approve or disapprove the contract and the issuance of bonds necessary to carry out the contract. The election must be held in conjunction with a regular or primary election.   (2) The amount of the bonds authorized by this section may not exceed 0.9% of the total assessed value of taxable property, determined as provided in 15-8-111, within the city or town, inclusive of the existing indebtedness of the city or town, as ascertained in the manner provided in this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, p. 143, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4834, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3433, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2504(part); amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 29, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-31-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-108. Notice of election

  7-31-108. Notice of election. (1) The board of county commissioners of the county in which such election is to be held or the council of the incorporated city or town, as the case may be, shall give notice of such election, stating:   (a) the objects thereof;   (b) the time and place of holding the same;   (c) such conditions of the contract as in their judgment are proper and necessary to enable the electors to vote intelligently upon the proposition submitted to them;   (d) the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, when payable, and the interest they are to bear; and   (e) a description of the tickets or ballots to be used.   (2) The notice shall be given at least three times a week for at least 6 consecutive weeks next preceding such election in some newspaper printed and published and circulated in the county, city, or town, as the case may be, in which such election shall be held and if no newspaper be printed, published, and circulated therein, then in some newspaper printed and published in some county nearest thereto.   History: En. Sec. 6, p. 144, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4836, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3435, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5294, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5294, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2506.
MT Code § 7-31-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-109. Conduct of election

  7-31-109. Conduct of election. (1) The vote upon a proposition under this part must be at an election for that purpose to be held, conducted, and counted and with results ascertained and determined in the manner and by the same officers provided by law for general elections, except as otherwise provided in this section. The election must be held in conjunction with a regular or primary election.   (2) The proposition must be submitted upon printed tickets or ballots, upon each of which is printed the following: "For the contract and bonds" and "Against the contract and bonds". The elector shall vote by a cross opposite one statement.   (3) No registration under the election laws of this state is required for the purposes of the election, and the registration from the last election governs and controls for the purpose of the election to be held under this part.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 5, p. 144, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4835, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3434, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5293, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5293, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-2505, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 11, p. 146, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4841, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3440, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5299, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5299, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-2511, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2505(part), 11-2511; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 387, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-31-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-110. Effect of election

  7-31-110. Effect of election. (1) If a majority of the votes cast were for the contract and bonds, then the contract is in full force and effect and the bonds shall be issued and disposed of in the manner provided in this part.   (2) If there was a tie vote or a majority of the votes were cast against the contract and bonds, then the contract and surety bond given for its fulfillment are void and the bonds shall not be issued.   History: En. Sec. 5, p. 144, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4835, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3434, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5293, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5293, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2505(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-31-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-111. Cost of election in case of voter disapproval

  7-31-111. Cost of election in case of voter disapproval. If the proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to 7-31-106 or 7-31-107 is disapproved, the expenses of such election shall be paid out of the general fund of such county, city, or town, as the case may be.   History: En. Sec. 4, p. 143, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4834, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3433, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5292, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2504(part).
MT Code § 7-31-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-112. Details relating to bonds

  7-31-112. Details relating to bonds. (1) The bonds issued upon the conditions and under the provisions of this part must:   (a) bear the date of their issuance;   (b) be designated as sanitary coupon bonds of the county, city, or town issuing the bonds;   (c) be of a denomination not less than $500 or more than $1,000 each;   (d) be payable at a place in the discretion of the board or council issuing the bonds;   (e) bear interest as provided in 17-5-102, payable 30 years after the date of issuance, with the privilege of paying the interest at any time after 5 years from that date. The interest is payable semiannually at the place where the principal is payable, and interest coupons must be attached to the bonds.   (2) If the bonds and coupons are issued by a county, they must be signed by the presiding officer of the board of county commissioners of that county and attested to by the county clerk and recorder and the clerk's seal must be attached to the bonds and coupons. If the bonds and coupons are issued by any incorporated city or town, they must be signed by the mayor and attested to by the city or town clerk and the clerk's seal must be attached to the bonds and coupons.   History: En. Sec. 7, p. 145, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4837, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3436, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5295, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5295, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2507; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 500, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 670, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-31-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-113. Disposition of bonds

  7-31-113. Disposition of bonds. (1) The board of county commissioners or council, as the case may be:   (a) may provide by contract for the delivery of bonds at a price not less than 97% of face value upon the terms and conditions provided in the contract; or   (b) may sell and dispose of bonds at public or private sale at a price not less than 97% of face value to raise funds to carry out the contract and use the funds for the payment of any expert or incidental expenses proper and necessary in completing the contract.   (2) In the event that the bonds are sold at public sale, the bonds must be sold for cash to the highest bidder, after public notice by publication in a paper of general circulation printed and published in each county in the state and also by publication in at least three newspapers of general circulation printed and published in the cities of Boston and New York. The notice must be published at least once a week and must contain, in substance, a description of the bonds as set out in 7-31-112.   History: En. Sec. 8, p. 145, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4838, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3437, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2508(part); amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 253, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-31-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-114. Disposition of sale proceeds -- sanitary coupon bond fund

  7-31-114. Disposition of sale proceeds -- sanitary coupon bond fund. The proceeds of the sales of bonds:   (1) shall be paid over to the county treasurer, the city treasurer, or the town clerk, as the case may be, and kept as a separate and independent fund for the purposes herein provided, to be known as the sanitary coupon bond fund; and   (2) shall be deposited and kept in such a manner and at such bank or banks as the board of county commissioners of the county or council of the city or town owning such funds may direct.   History: En. Sec. 8, p. 145, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4838, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3437, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2508(part).
MT Code § 7-31-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-115. Disbursement of money

  7-31-115. Disbursement of money. Money in the sanitary coupon bond fund shall not be paid out or disbursed except upon warrants or orders drawn thereon by the board of county commissioners or council of such incorporated city or town, signed and attested in the manner provided by law.   History: En. Sec. 8, p. 145, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4838, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3437, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5296, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2508(part).
MT Code § 7-31-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 1. Smoke Abatement|7-31-116. Payment of bonds and other obligations

  7-31-116. Payment of bonds and other obligations. (1) The faith of the county or incorporated city or town issuing bonds under the provisions of this part is solemnly pledged for the payment of the principal and interest according to the tenure of said bonds and the coupons attached to the same.   (2) The board of county commissioners of the county or council of the incorporated city or town issuing said bonds:   (a) shall ascertain and levy and assess a tax sufficient to pay the interest upon said bonds, which shall become a lien and be collected as other taxes; and   (b) shall form such sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof as may be necessary and proper, in the manner provided by law or ordinance, which shall be kept as a separate fund.   (3) All bonds, coupons, orders, and warrants issued and drawn under the provisions of this part shall be promptly paid, registered, and entered in books kept for that purpose, with correct and proper entries made in respect thereto, and the same, when paid, shall be canceled and preserved, with proper entries made thereof, as provided by law in cases of other bonds, warrants, and orders.   History: En. Sec. 9, p. 146, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4839, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3438, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5297, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5297, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2509.
MT Code § 7-31-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 2. Public Safety Communications Officer|7-31-201. Definitions

  7-31-201. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Council" means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council provided for in 2-15-2029.   (2) "Public safety communications officer" means a person who receives requests for emergency services, as defined in 10-4-101, dispatches the appropriate emergency service units, and is certified under 7-31-203.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 506, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-31-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 2. Public Safety Communications Officer|7-31-202. Qualifications for public safety communications officers

  7-31-202. Qualifications for public safety communications officers. To be appointed a public safety communications officer, a person:   (1) must be a citizen of the United States;   (2) must be at least 18 years of age;   (3) must be fingerprinted and a search must be made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;   (4) may not have been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary;   (5) must be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;   (6) must be a high school graduate or have been issued a high school equivalency diploma by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or of the federal government; and   (7) must meet any additional qualifications established by the council.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 58, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 671, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 506, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 55, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-31-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 2. Public Safety Communications Officer|7-31-203. Certification of public safety communications officers -- suspension or revocation -- penalty -- notification requirements

  7-31-203. Certification of public safety communications officers -- suspension or revocation -- penalty -- notification requirements. (1) A local government shall require that a person, unless exempt under subsection (3), appointed to receive requests for emergency services, as defined in 10-4-101, and to dispatch the appropriate emergency service units be certified by the council as a public safety communications officer.   (2) (a) The council shall determine the certification standards for public safety communications officers as provided in 7-31-202.   (b) The certification standards must contain a requirement that an applicant for certification attend and successfully complete a basic course for public safety communications officers conducted by the Montana law enforcement academy within 1 year of date of hire.   (3) (a) A person certified by the council prior to July 1, 2001, and employed as a public safety communications officer as of July 1, 2001, is not subject to the requirement of subsection (2)(b).   (b) A person under permanent appointment as a public safety communications officer as of July 1, 2001, is not subject to the requirements of subsection (2).   (4) A public safety communications officer who has successfully met the certification standards set by the council, or who is exempt from certain certification standards pursuant to subsection (3), who has met the qualification requirements in 7-31-202, and who has completed a 6-month probationary term and 1 year of employment must, upon application to the council, be issued a basic public safety communications officer certificate.   (5) Failure by any person appointed as a public safety communications officer after July 1, 2001, unless exempt under the provisions of subsection (3), to meet the minimum requirements in 7-31-202 or to satisfy the certification requirements provided for in subsection (2) of this section is cause to terminate that person's employment as a public safety communications officer.   (6) It is unlawful for a person whose certification as a public safety communications officer has been suspended or revoked by the council to act as a public safety communications officer. A person convicted of violating this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 6 months in the county jail or by a fine in an amount not to exceed $500, or both.   (7) Within 10 days of the appointment, termination, resignation, or death of any public safety communications officer, written notice must be given to the council by the employing authority.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 58, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 437, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 506, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-31-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 3. Amateur Radio Operation|7-31-301. Amateur radio station operation from motor vehicle

  7-31-301. Amateur radio station operation from motor vehicle. A local governing body may not by ordinance, resolution, or rule prohibit the operation of a mobile amateur radio station from a motor vehicle, including while the vehicle is in motion, that is operated by a person who holds an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license and operator's license, "technician" or higher class, issued by the federal communications commission of the United States.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 56, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-31-2101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 31. General Emergency and Protective Services|Part 21. General Provisions Affecting Counties|7-31-2101. Authorization to transfer funds for emergency relief

  7-31-2101. Authorization to transfer funds for emergency relief. Whenever the governor issues a proclamation declaring that an emergency exists in any county requiring the relief of suffering of the inhabitants caused by famine, destitution, conflagration, or other public calamity, the board of county commissioners of the county may transfer to the proper fund to be used for purposes of relief any money in any other fund or funds of the county, but money belonging to any bond sinking or interest fund or any school fund may not be transferred. The governor shall in the proclamation state the facts upon which the emergency is declared and shall specifically limit the time during which the transfers may be made.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4470.3, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1107; amd. Sec. 672, Ch. 61, L. 2007.