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MT Code § 35-21-849 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 8. Mausoleum-Columbarium Authorities|35-21-849. Signs required for nonendowment and endowment care -- penalties

  35-21-849. Signs required for nonendowment and endowment care -- penalties. (1) A nonendowment care mausoleum-columbarium is one that does not deposit in an endowment care fund.   (2) Each mausoleum-columbarium authority operating an endowment care mausoleum or columbarium shall post in a conspicuous place in its office or offices where sales are conducted and in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance of the mausoleum or columbarium or its administration building and readily accessible to the public a legible sign with the following phrase: "This is an endowment care property".   (3) Each mausoleum-columbarium authority operating a nonendowment care mausoleum or columbarium shall post in a conspicuous place in its office or offices where sales are conducted and in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance of the mausoleum or columbarium or its administration building and readily accessible to the public a legible sign with the following phrase: "This is not an endowment care property". This phrase likewise must be printed or stamped at the beginning of all contracts, certificates of ownership, or deeds.   (4) Any corporation or its agents or representatives who violate any of the provisions of this section or make any false statement appearing on a sign, contract, agreement, receipt, statement, literature, or other publication are guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 283, L. 1999.
MT Code § 35-21-850 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 8. Mausoleum-Columbarium Authorities|35-21-850. Annual report of endowment care mausoleum-columbarium

  35-21-850. Annual report of endowment care mausoleum-columbarium. (1) Each mausoleum-columbarium authority operating an endowment care mausoleum or columbarium shall file in its principal office a written report that must be available to any plot owner and that must contain, as of the close of its last fiscal year:   (a) the amount of principal of the endowment care fund; and   (b) the total amount invested in bonds, securities, or other investments authorized by law and the total amount of cash on hand not invested, which must actually show the financial condition of the trust.   (2) All of the information appearing on the report filed in the mausoleum-columbarium authority office must be revised annually and verified by the president and secretary or two officers authorized by the mausoleum-columbarium authority.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 283, L. 1999.
MT Code § 35-21-851 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 8. Mausoleum-Columbarium Authorities|35-21-851. Director, officer, or trustee loans -- penalties

  35-21-851. Director, officer, or trustee loans -- penalties. (1) A director or officer of the mausoleum-columbarium authority or trustee of the endowment care or special care fund may not borrow any endowment care or special care funds of the corporation, directly or indirectly.   (2) A director, officer, or trustee authorizing or consenting to a loan and the person who receives a loan in violation of this section are severally guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 283, L. 1999.
MT Code § 35-21-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 9. First Special Service Force Memorial Trust (Renumbered)|35-21-901. Renumbered 10-2-701

  35-21-901. Renumbered 10-2-701. Sec. 99(3), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 35-21-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 9. First Special Service Force Memorial Trust (Renumbered)|35-21-902. Renumbered 10-2-702

  35-21-902. Renumbered 10-2-702. Sec. 99(3), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 35-21-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 21. Mausoleum and Columbarium Authorities|Part 9. First Special Service Force Memorial Trust (Renumbered)|35-21-903. Renumbered 10-2-703

  35-21-903. Renumbered 10-2-703. Sec. 99(3), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 37-1-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-102. Renumbered 37-1-121

  37-1-102. Renumbered 37-1-121. Code Commissioner, 1981.
MT Code § 37-1-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-103. Renumbered 37-1-131

  37-1-103. Renumbered 37-1-131. Code Commissioner, 1981.
MT Code § 37-1-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-104. Standardized forms

  37-1-104. Standardized forms. The department shall adopt standardized forms and processes to be used by the boards and department programs. The standardization is to streamline processes, expedite services, reduce costs and waste, and facilitate computerization.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 293, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 467, L. 2005.
MT Code § 37-1-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-105. Reporting disciplinary actions against licensees

  37-1-105. Reporting disciplinary actions against licensees. The department has the authority and shall require that all boards and department programs require each applicant for licensure or renewal to report any legal or disciplinary action against the applicant that relates to the propriety of the applicant's practice of or fitness to practice the profession or occupation for which the applicant seeks licensure. Failure to furnish the required information, except pursuant to 37-1-138, or the filing of false information is grounds for denial or revocation of a license.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 293, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 271, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 467, L. 2005.
MT Code § 37-1-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-106. Biennial report

  37-1-106. Biennial report. The department, in cooperation with each licensing board, shall prepare a biennial report. The biennial report of the department shall contain for each board a summary of the board's activities, the board's goals and objectives, a detailed breakdown of board revenues and expenditures, statistics illustrating board activities concerning licensing, summary of complaints received and their disposition, number of licenses revoked or suspended, legislative or court action affecting the board, and any other information the department or board considers relevant. The department shall submit the report to the office of budget and program planning as a part of the information required by 17-7-111.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 293, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 125, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 349, L. 1993.
MT Code § 37-1-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-107. Joint meetings -- department duties

  37-1-107. Joint meetings -- department duties. (1) The department shall convene a joint meeting once every 2 years of two or more boards that:  (a) have licensees with dual licensure in related professions or occupations;   (b) have licensees licensed by another board in a related profession or with similar scopes of practice, including but not limited to:   (i) health care boards;   (ii) mental health care boards;   (iii) design boards;   (iv) therapeutic boards; or   (v) technical boards; or   (c) have issues of joint concern or related jurisdiction with each other.   (2) A quorum is not required for the joint meeting. However, one member from each board shall attend.   (3) The department shall report to the economic affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 with regard to attendance and issues of concern addressed by the boards.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 37-1-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-108. Rules governing active supervision

  37-1-108. Rules governing active supervision. The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out active supervision of board actions as provided for in 37-1-121 and 37-1-122.  History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 322, L. 2017.
MT Code § 37-1-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-109. through 37-1-120 reserved

  37-1-109 through 37-1-120 reserved.
MT Code § 37-1-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-121. Duties of commissioner -- definitions

  37-1-121. Duties of commissioner -- definitions. (1) In addition to the powers and duties under 2-15-112 and 2-15-121, the commissioner of labor and industry shall:  (a) at the request of a party, appoint an impartial hearings examiner to conduct hearings whenever any board or department program holds a contested case hearing. The hearings examiner shall conduct hearings in a proper and legal manner.   (b) establish the qualifications of and hire all personnel to perform the administrative, legal, and clerical functions of the department for the boards. Boards within the department do not have authority to establish the qualifications of, hire, or terminate personnel. The department shall consult with the boards regarding recommendations for qualifications for executive or executive director positions.   (c) approve all contracts and expenditures by boards within the department. A board within the department may not enter into a contract or expend funds without the approval of the commissioner.   (d) provide oversight and supervision of the duties and authority exercised by boards regulated under Title 37, other than chapters 42, 43, and 61, by exercising active supervision authority to approve or disapprove any board action identified by the department as restraining or potentially restraining competition in trade or commerce. Subject to the provisions of 37-1-122(6), the commissioner shall determine if the board action is made or taken pursuant to a clearly articulated state policy and if the restraint or potential restraint of trade or commerce is reasonable and necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. Any approval or disapproval under this subsection (1)(d) must be in writing, comply with the provisions in 37-1-122, and set forth the particular reasons supporting the determination. A disapproval determination may include the commissioner's recommended modifications, if any, for the board's consideration. The commissioner may assign duties, as necessary, but may not assign final approval or disapproval.   (2) If the department disapproves or modifies any board action under subsection (1)(d), the department and not the board may be liable for claims resulting from the disapproval or modification.   (3) As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Board action" means a policy, rule, or other action taken by a board subject to subsection (1)(d).   (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry unless otherwise specified.   History: En. 82A-1604 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 533, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1604; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 274, L. 1981; Sec. 37-1-102, MCA 1979; redes. 37-1-121 by Code Commissioner, 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 165, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 322, L. 2017.
MT Code § 37-1-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-123. through 37-1-129 reserved

  37-1-123 through 37-1-129 reserved.
MT Code § 37-1-130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-130. Definitions

  37-1-130. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Administrative fee" means a fee established by the department to cover the cost of administrative services as provided for in 37-1-134.   (2) "Board" means a licensing board created under Title 2, chapter 15, that regulates a profession or occupation and that is administratively attached to the department as provided in 2-15-121.   (3) "Board fee" means:   (a) a fee established by the board to cover program area costs as provided in 37-1-134; and   (b) any other legislatively prescribed fees specific to boards and department programs.   (4) "Department" means the department of labor and industry established in 2-15-1701.   (5) "Department program" means a program administered by the department pursuant to this title and not affiliated with a board.   (6) "Expired license" means a license that is not reactivated within the period of 46 days to 2 years after the renewal date for the license.   (7) "Lapsed license" means a license that is not renewed by the renewal date and that may be reactivated within the first 45-day period after the renewal date for the license.   (8) "License" means permission granted under a chapter of this title to engage in or practice at a specific level in a profession or occupation, regardless of the specific term used for the permission, including permit, certificate, recognition, or registration.   (9) "Terminated license" means a license that is not renewed or reactivated within 2 years of the license lapsing.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 502, L. 2007.
MT Code § 37-1-132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-132. Nominees for appointment to licensing and regulatory boards

  37-1-132. Nominees for appointment to licensing and regulatory boards. Private associations and members of the public may submit to the governor lists of nominees for appointment to professional and occupational licensing and regulatory boards. The governor may consider nominees from the lists when making appointments to such boards.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 244, L. 1981.
MT Code § 37-1-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-133. Board members' compensation and expenses

  37-1-133. Board members' compensation and expenses. Unless otherwise provided by law, each member of a board allocated to the department is entitled to receive $50 per day compensation and travel expenses, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, for each day spent on official board business. Board members who conduct official board business in their city of residence are entitled to receive a midday meal allowance, as provided for in 2-18-502. Ex officio board members may not receive compensation but shall receive travel expenses.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 474, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 123, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 672, L. 1983.
MT Code § 37-1-134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-134. Boards -- costs

  37-1-134. Boards -- costs. (1) Each board allocated to the department shall set board fees related to its program area that provide the amount of money usually needed for the operation of the board for services, including but not limited to licensing, reciprocity, renewals, applications, inspections, investigations, compliance, discipline, and audits. The amount needed for the operation of the board is based on the license renewal years as set by the board. In setting the fees, the board shall consider the revenues and expenses incurred in the prior 5 licensing renewal years, but a board's cash balances may not exceed two times the board's annual appropriation level. Unless otherwise provided by law, the department may establish standardized administrative fees. These fees may include but are not limited to fees for administrative services such as license verification, duplicate licenses, late penalty renewals, licensee lists, and other administrative service fees determined by the department as applicable to all boards and department programs. The department shall collect fees on behalf of each board or department program and deposit the fees in the state special revenue fund in the appropriate account for each board or department program. Administrative service costs not related to a specific board or program area may be equitably distributed to board or program areas as determined by the department. Each board and department program shall maintain records sufficient to support the fees charged for each program area.   (2) The department and the boards shall adopt rules regarding all fees.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 187, L. 2015.
MT Code § 37-1-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-135. Licensing investigation and review -- record access

  37-1-135. Licensing investigation and review -- record access. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that performs background reviews, complaint investigations, or peer reviews pursuant to an agreement or contract with a state professional or occupational licensing board shall make available to the board and the legislative auditor, upon request, any and all records or other information gathered or compiled during the course of the background review, complaint investigation, or peer review.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1981.
MT Code § 37-1-136 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-136. Disciplinary authority of boards -- injunctions

  37-1-136. Disciplinary authority of boards -- injunctions. (1) Subject to 37-1-138, each licensing board allocated to the department has the authority, in addition to any other penalty or disciplinary action provided by law, to adopt rules specifying grounds for disciplinary action and rules providing for:  (a) revocation of a license;   (b) suspension of its judgment of revocation on terms and conditions determined by the board;   (c) suspension of the right to practice for a period not exceeding 1 year;   (d) placing a licensee on probation;   (e) reprimand or censure of a licensee; or   (f) taking any other action in relation to disciplining a licensee as the board in its discretion considers proper.   (2) Any disciplinary action by a board shall be conducted as a contested case hearing under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board may maintain an action to enjoin a person from engaging in the practice of the occupation or profession regulated by the board until a license to practice is procured. A person who has been enjoined and who violates the injunction is punishable for contempt of court.   (4) An action may not be taken against a person who is in compliance with Title 16, chapter 12, part 5.   (5) Rules adopted under subsection (1) must provide for the provision of public notice as required by 37-1-311.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 271, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 10, I.M. No. 148, approved Nov. 2, 2004; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 225, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 576, L. 2021.
MT Code § 37-1-137 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-137. Grounds for disciplinary action as grounds for license denial -- conditions to new licenses

  37-1-137. Grounds for disciplinary action as grounds for license denial -- conditions to new licenses. (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, grounds for disciplinary action by a board allocated to the department of labor and industry against a holder of an occupational or professional license may be, under appropriate circumstances, grounds for either issuance of a probationary license for a period not to exceed 1 year or denial of a license to an applicant.   (2) The denial of a license or the issuance of a probationary license under subsection (1) must be conducted as a contested case hearing under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 37-1-140 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards|37-1-140. reserved

  37-1-140 reserved.