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MT Code § 2-1-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions|2-1-601. Definitions

  2-1-601. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Local government" means a municipality, a county, or a consolidated city-county government.   (2) "Policy" means a formal or informal rule, order, ordinance, or policy, whether written or unwritten.   (3) "State agency" means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of state government.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-1-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions|2-1-602. Sanctuary jurisdiction prohibited -- exception

  2-1-602. Sanctuary jurisdiction prohibited -- exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a state agency or local government may not enact, adopt, implement, enforce, or refer to the electorate a policy that prohibits or restricts a government entity, official, or employee from:  (a) sending to, receiving from, exchanging with, or maintaining for a federal, state, or local government entity information regarding a person's citizenship or immigration status for a lawful purpose;   (b) complying with a notification request concerning the release of an individual if the request is lawfully made by the United States department of homeland security acting pursuant to its authority under 8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357 as those sections read on March 31, 2021; or   (c) complying with an immigration detainer request if:   (i) the request is lawfully made by the United States department of homeland security acting pursuant to its authority under 8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357 as those sections read on March 31, 2021; and   (ii) the arrest is authorized under state law.   (2) A state agency or local government may not be considered in violation of this section based solely on a policy otherwise subject to subsection (1) that exclusively concerns an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 101, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-1-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions|2-1-603. Monitoring and compliance

  2-1-603. Monitoring and compliance. (1) The attorney general shall:  (a) monitor state and local government compliance with the provisions of 2-1-602; and   (b) investigate compliance complaints.   (2) If an investigation by the attorney general finds that a state agency or local government has violated the provisions of 2-1-602, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the state agency or local government.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 101, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-1-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions|2-1-604. Standing -- venue -- notifications

  2-1-604. Standing -- venue -- notifications. (1) The attorney general has standing to bring a civil action under this part to compel compliance by a state agency or local government.  (2) An action under this part must be instituted in the state district court for the county in which the local government or state agency is located.   (3) If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that a local government has violated the provisions of this part, the attorney general shall notify the coal board provided for in 2-15-1821 and the department of commerce for the purpose of compliance with 90-6-209 and 90-6-710. If the attorney general finds that the local government comes into compliance with the provisions of this part, the attorney general shall certify to the coal board and the department of commerce that the local government is no longer in violation of the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 101, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-1-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions|2-1-605. Penalties -- exemptions

  2-1-605. Penalties -- exemptions. (1) In addition to any other penalties or remedies provided by law and except as provided in subsection (3), a state agency or local government that violates the provisions of 2-1-602 shall be punished by a fine of $10,000 every 5 days that the state agency or local government is not in compliance with the provisions of 2-1-602.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a local government that is in violation of 2-1-602 may not:   (a) receive new grants awarded under the provisions of Title 90, chapter 6, part 2; or   (b) have projects prioritized or recommended by the department of commerce for infrastructure projects under the provisions of Title 90, chapter 6, part 7.   (3) A state agency or local government may not be penalized under this section if the state or local government comes into compliance with the provisions of this part within 14 days after the filing of an action under 2-1-604.   (4) A fine collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state general fund.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 101, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-2-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-101. Statement of purpose

  2-2-101. Statement of purpose. The purpose of this part is to set forth a code of ethics prohibiting conflict between public duty and private interest as required by the constitution of Montana. This code recognizes distinctions between legislators, other officers and employees of state government, and officers and employees of local government and prescribes some standards of conduct common to all categories and some standards of conduct adapted to each category. The provisions of this part recognize that some actions are conflicts per se between public duty and private interest while other actions may or may not pose such conflicts depending upon the surrounding circumstances.   History: En. 59-1701 by Sec. 1, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1701.
MT Code § 2-2-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-103. Public trust -- public duty

  2-2-103. Public trust -- public duty. (1) The holding of public office or employment is a public trust, created by the confidence that the electorate reposes in the integrity of public officers, legislators, and public employees. A public officer, legislator, or public employee shall carry out the individual's duties for the benefit of the people of the state.   (2) A public officer, legislator, or public employee whose conduct departs from the person's public duty is liable to the people of the state and is subject to the penalties provided in this part for abuse of the public's trust.   (3) This part sets forth various rules of conduct, the transgression of any of which is a violation of public duty, and various ethical principles, the transgression of any of which must be avoided.   (4) (a) The enforcement of this part for:   (i) state officers, legislators, and state employees is provided for in 2-2-136;   (ii) legislators, involving legislative acts, is provided for in 2-2-135 and for all other acts is provided for in 2-2-136;   (iii) local government officers and employees is provided for in 2-2-144.   (b) Any money collected in the civil actions that is not reimbursement for the cost of the action must be deposited in the general fund of the unit of government.   History: En. 59-1703 by Sec. 3, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1703; amd. Sec. 216, Ch. 685, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 562, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 122, L. 2001.
MT Code § 2-2-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-104. Rules of conduct for public officers, legislators, and public employees

  2-2-104. Rules of conduct for public officers, legislators, and public employees. (1) Proof of commission of any act enumerated in this section is proof that the actor has breached the actor's public duty. A public officer, legislator, or public employee may not:   (a) disclose or use confidential information acquired in the course of official duties in order to further substantially the individual's personal economic interests; or   (b) accept a gift of substantial value or a substantial economic benefit tantamount to a gift:   (i) that would tend improperly to influence a reasonable person in the person's position to depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of the person's public duties; or   (ii) that the person knows or that a reasonable person in that position should know under the circumstances is primarily for the purpose of rewarding the person for official action taken.   (2) An economic benefit tantamount to a gift includes without limitation a loan at a rate of interest substantially lower than the commercial rate then currently prevalent for similar loans and compensation received for private services rendered at a rate substantially exceeding the fair market value of the services. Campaign contributions reported as required by statute are not gifts or economic benefits tantamount to gifts.   (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), a public officer, legislator, or public employee may not receive salaries from two separate public employment positions that overlap for the hours being compensated, unless:   (i) the public officer, legislator, or public employee reimburses the public entity from which the employee is absent for the salary paid for performing the function from which the officer, legislator, or employee is absent; or   (ii) the public officer's, legislator's, or public employee's salary from one employer is reduced by the amount of salary received from the other public employer in order to avoid duplicate compensation for the overlapping hours.   (b) Subsection (3)(a) does not prohibit:   (i) a public officer, legislator, or public employee from receiving income from the use of accrued leave or compensatory time during the period of overlapping employment; or   (ii) a public school teacher from receiving payment from a college or university for the supervision of student teachers who are enrolled in a teacher education program at the college or university if the supervision is performed concurrently with the school teacher's duties for a public school district.   (c) In order to determine compliance with this subsection (3), a public officer, legislator, or public employee subject to this subsection (3) shall disclose the amounts received from the two separate public employment positions to the commissioner of political practices.   History: En. 59-1704 by Sec. 4, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1704; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 562, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1997.
MT Code § 2-2-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-105. Ethical requirements for public officers and public employees

  2-2-105. Ethical requirements for public officers and public employees. (1) The requirements in this section are intended as rules of conduct, and violations constitute a breach of the public trust and public duty of office or employment in state or local government.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a public officer or public employee may not acquire an interest in any business or undertaking that the officer or employee has reason to believe may be directly and substantially affected to its economic benefit by official action to be taken by the officer's or employee's agency.   (3) A public officer or public employee may not, within 12 months following the voluntary termination of office or employment, obtain employment in which the officer or employee will take direct advantage, unavailable to others, of matters with which the officer or employee was directly involved during a term of office or during employment. These matters are rules, other than rules of general application, that the officer or employee actively helped to formulate and applications, claims, or contested cases in the consideration of which the officer or employee was an active participant.   (4) When a public employee who is a member of a quasi-judicial board or commission or of a board, commission, or committee with rulemaking authority is required to take official action on a matter as to which the public employee has a conflict created by a personal or private interest that would directly give rise to an appearance of impropriety as to the public employee's influence, benefit, or detriment in regard to the matter, the public employee shall disclose the interest creating the conflict prior to participating in the official action.   (5) A public officer or public employee may not perform an official act directly and substantially affecting a business or other undertaking to its economic detriment when the officer or employee has a substantial personal interest in a competing firm or undertaking.   History: En. 59-1709 by Sec. 9, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1709; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 562, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-2-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-106. Disclosure

  2-2-106. Disclosure. (1) (a) Prior to December 15 of each even-numbered year, each state officer, holdover senator, supreme court justice, and district court judge shall file with the commissioner of political practices a business disclosure statement on a form provided by the commissioner. An individual filing pursuant to subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) is not required to file under this subsection (1)(a) during the same period.   (b) Each candidate for a statewide or a state office elected from a district shall, within 5 days of the time that the candidate files for office, file a business disclosure statement with the commissioner of political practices on a form provided by the commissioner.   (c) An individual appointed to office who would be required to file under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is required to file the business disclosure statement at the earlier of the time of submission of the person's name for confirmation or the assumption of the office.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), the statement must provide the following information:   (a) the name, address, and type of business of the individual;   (b) each present or past employing entity from which benefits, including retirement benefits, are currently received by the individual;   (c) each business, firm, corporation, partnership, and other business or professional entity or trust in which the individual holds an interest;   (d) each entity not listed under subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c) in which the individual is an officer or director, regardless of whether or not the entity is organized for profit; and   (e) all real property, other than a personal residence, in which the individual holds an interest. Real property may be described by general description.   (3) An individual may not assume or continue to exercise the powers and duties of the office to which that individual has been elected or appointed until the statement has been filed as provided in subsection (1).   (4) An individual required to file a business disclosure statement may certify that the information required by subsection (2) has not changed from the most recent statement filed by the individual. The commissioner shall provide a certification form.   (5) The commissioner of political practices shall make the business disclosure statements and certification forms available to any individual upon request.   History: En. Sec. 16, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 562, L. 1995; Sec. 5-7-213, MCA 1993; redes. 2-2-106 by Code Commissioner, 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 156, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-2-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-107. through 2-2-110 reserved

  2-2-107 through 2-2-110 reserved.
MT Code § 2-2-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-111. Rules of conduct for legislators

  2-2-111. Rules of conduct for legislators. Proof of commission of any act enumerated in this section is proof that the legislator committing the act has breached the legislator's public duty. A legislator may not:   (1) accept a fee, contingent fee, or any other compensation, except the official compensation provided by statute, for promoting or opposing the passage of legislation;   (2) seek other employment for the legislator or solicit a contract for the legislator's services by the use of the office; or   (3) accept a fee or other compensation, except as provided for in 5-2-302, from a Montana state agency or a political subdivision of the state of Montana for speaking to the agency or political subdivision.   History: En. 59-1705 by Sec. 5, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1705; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 562, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 327, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-2-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-112. Ethical requirements for legislators

  2-2-112. Ethical requirements for legislators. (1) The requirements in this section are intended as rules for legislator conduct, and violations constitute a breach of the public trust of legislative office.   (2) A legislator has a responsibility to the legislator's constituents to participate in all matters as required in the rules of the legislature. A legislator concerned with the possibility of a conflict may briefly present the facts to the committee of that house that is assigned the determination of ethical issues. The committee shall advise the legislator as to whether the legislator should disclose the interest prior to voting on the issue pursuant to the provisions of subsection (5). The legislator may, subject to legislative rule, vote on an issue on which the legislator has a conflict, after disclosing the interest.   (3) When a legislator is required to take official action on a legislative matter as to which the legislator has a conflict created by a personal or private interest that would directly give rise to an appearance of impropriety as to the legislator's influence, benefit, or detriment in regard to the legislative matter, the legislator shall disclose the interest creating the conflict prior to participating in the official action, as provided in subsections (2) and (5) and the rules of the legislature. In making a decision, the legislator shall consider:   (a) whether the conflict impedes the legislator's independence of judgment;   (b) the effect of the legislator's participation on public confidence in the integrity of the legislature;   (c) whether the legislator's participation is likely to have any significant effect on the disposition of the matter; and   (d) whether a pecuniary interest is involved or whether a potential occupational, personal, or family benefit could arise from the legislator's participation.   (4) A conflict situation does not arise from legislation or legislative duties affecting the membership of a profession, occupation, or class.   (5) A legislator shall disclose an interest creating a conflict, as provided in the rules of the legislature. A legislator who is a member of a profession, occupation, or class affected by legislation is not required to disclose an interest unless the class contained in the legislation is so narrow that the vote will have a direct and distinctive personal impact on the legislator. A legislator may seek a determination from the appropriate committee provided for in 2-2-135.   History: En. 59-1708 by Sec. 8, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1708; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 562, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-2-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-113. through 2-2-120 reserved

  2-2-113 through 2-2-120 reserved.
MT Code § 2-2-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-122. through 2-2-124 reserved

  2-2-122 through 2-2-124 reserved.
MT Code § 2-2-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-125. Repealed

  2-2-125. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 122, L. 2001.   History: En. 59-1707 by Sec. 7, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1707; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 562, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-2-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-126. through 2-2-130 reserved

  2-2-126 through 2-2-130 reserved.
MT Code § 2-2-131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-131. Disclosure

  2-2-131. Disclosure. A public officer or public employee shall, prior to acting in a manner that may impinge on public duty, including the award of a permit, contract, or license, disclose the nature of the private interest that creates the conflict. The public officer or public employee shall make the disclosure in writing to the commissioner of political practices, listing the amount of private interest, if any, the purpose and duration of the person's services rendered, if any, and the compensation received for the services or other information that is necessary to describe the interest. If the public officer or public employee then performs the official act involved, the officer or employee shall state for the record the fact and summary nature of the interest disclosed at the time of performing the act.   History: En. 59-1710 by Sec. 10, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1710; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 562, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 65, L. 2005.
MT Code § 2-2-132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-132. Repealed

  2-2-132. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 562, L. 1995.   History: En. 59-1711 by Sec. 11, Ch. 569, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1711.
MT Code § 2-2-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-133. and 2-2-134 reserved

  2-2-133 and 2-2-134 reserved.
MT Code § 2-2-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 2. Standards of Conduct|Part 1. Code of Ethics|2-2-135. Ethics committees

  2-2-135. Ethics committees. (1) Each house of the legislature shall establish an ethics committee. Subject to 5-5-234, the committee must consist of two members of the majority party and two members of the minority party. The committees may meet jointly. Each committee shall educate members concerning the provisions of this part concerning legislators and may consider conflicts between public duty and private interest as provided in 2-2-112. The joint committee may consider matters affecting the entire legislature.   (2) Pursuant to Article V, section 10, of the Montana constitution, the legislature is responsible for enforcement of the provisions of this part concerning legislators.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 562, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 2007.