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MT Code § 7-1-4139 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4139. Waiver of mail notice or protest

  7-1-4139. Waiver of mail notice or protest. (1) If all persons entitled to mail notice waive in writing the mail notice requirement, the governing body may proceed without the required mail notice.   (2) If all persons entitled to protest an action waive in writing their right to protest, the governing body may proceed without publishing notice or meeting other requirements designed to permit protests to be filed.   (3) A waiver is sufficient if it is in writing, signed, and contains the following:   (a) a description of the mailed notice or protest right waived;   (b) a statement of the protestor's qualifications to waive the mailed notice or protest right;   (c) the address of the person;   (d) a statement that the waiver of notice is voluntarily and knowingly given, with knowledge of the signer's constitutional rights to notice.   (4) Waivers shall be submitted as provided by law and ordinance. The person receiving waivers for a local government shall note on each waiver the date it was received.   (5) A waiver which contains the required information may be signed by more than one person. A waiver signed by more than one person is a valid waiver by each signer.   (6) Signers are encouraged to print their names after their signatures.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4140 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4140. Facsimile signature

  7-1-4140. Facsimile signature. Any officer or employee may use a facsimile signature or seal as provided in Title 2, chapter 16.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4141 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4141. Public meeting required

  7-1-4141. Public meeting required. (1) All meetings of municipal governing bodies, boards, authorities, committees, or other entities created by a municipality shall be open to the public except as provided in 2-3-203.   (2) Appropriate minutes shall be kept of all public meetings and shall be made available upon request to the public for inspection and copying.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4142 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4142. Public participation

  7-1-4142. Public participation. Each municipal governing body, committee, board, authority, or entity, in accordance with Article II, section 8, of the Montana constitution and Title 2, chapter 3, shall develop procedures for permitting and encouraging the public to participate in decisions that are of significant interest to the public.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4143 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4143. Participation

  7-1-4143. Participation. In any meeting required to be open to the public, the governing body, committee, board, authority, or entity shall adopt rules for conducting the meeting, affording citizens a reasonable opportunity to participate prior to the final decision.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4144 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4144. Repealed

  7-1-4144. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 29, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4145 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4145. State reports

  7-1-4145. State reports. (1) Municipal governing bodies, chief executives, officers, employees, departments, boards, and authorities shall file with state agencies in a timely fashion all reports and information required by state law.   (2) The department of administration shall coordinate to the greatest extent possible the collection of data by state and federal agencies in order to minimize the requests of municipalities and to maximize access to information collected on municipalities.   (3) Prior to requesting reports from a municipality, all state agencies shall notify the department of administration of the intended request.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 455, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-1-4146 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4146. Reports of departments, boards, and authorities

  7-1-4146. Reports of departments, boards, and authorities. (1) All departments, boards, and authorities shall file an annual report with the chief executive, who shall compile the reports and present them to the governing body.   (2) The chief executive may specify the form, content, and deadline for filing reports.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 455, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-1-4147 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4147. State technical advice and assistance

  7-1-4147. State technical advice and assistance. (1) All state agencies are authorized and encouraged to provide technical assistance to municipalities.   (2) The technical assistance services may not include those that can be as reasonably and expeditiously obtained through business channels.   (3) State agencies are encouraged to develop the capacity to provide technical advice and assistance without charge to municipalities, but they are also encouraged to establish service charges for special or extraordinary technical advice.   (4) The department of administration shall coordinate technical advice and assistance provided to municipalities by state agencies.   (5) State agencies may lend personnel, equipment, and machinery to municipalities.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 455, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-1-4148 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4148. Penalty

  7-1-4148. Penalty. When a municipality is required by state law to provide information to a state agency and fails to provide the required information, the department of administration may issue an order stopping payment of any state financial aid to the municipality. Upon provision of the information, all financial aid that was stopped because of failure to provide the information must be paid to the municipality.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 455, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-1-4149 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4149. Applicability

  7-1-4149. Applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a provision of 7-1-4121 through 7-1-4127, 7-1-4129 through 7-1-4143, and 7-1-4145 through 7-1-4148 applies only in the absence of other laws governing the same subject matter.   (2) The governing body may by ordinance adopt the procedures and provisions contained in 7-1-4121 through 7-1-4127, 7-1-4129 through 7-1-4143, and 7-1-4145 through 7-1-4148 and make them applicable to all proceedings before the body.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 455, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 354, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-1-4150 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4150. Municipal infractions -- civil offense

  7-1-4150. Municipal infractions -- civil offense. (1) A municipal infraction is a civil offense punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $300 for each violation or if the infraction is a repeat offense, a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each repeat violation.   (2) A municipality may by ordinance provide that a violation of an ordinance is a municipal infraction.   (3) (a) A municipality may by ordinance provide that a criminal offense under state law that is punishable only by a fine is a municipal infraction.   (b) Statutory surcharges must be imposed, as provided in 3-1-317(1)(a), 3-1-318(1), and 46-18-236(6)(a), on municipal infractions that are criminal offenses under state law, and the amounts must be distributed as provided in those sections.   (c) A person may not be proceeded against for the same act or omission to act under both a municipal infraction ordinance and the corresponding state law criminal offense on which the municipal infraction ordinance is based.   (4) An officer who is authorized by a municipality to enforce a municipal code or regulation may issue a civil citation to a person who commits a municipal infraction. The citation may be served by personal service, by certified mail addressed to the defendant at the defendant's last-known mailing address, return receipt requested, or by publication, as provided in Rule 4(o), M.R.Civ.P. A copy of the citation must be retained by the issuing officer and one copy must be sent to the clerk of the municipal or city court. The citation must serve as notification that a municipal infraction has been committed and must contain the following information:   (a) the name and address of the defendant;   (b) the name or description of the infraction attested to by the officer issuing the citation;   (c) the location and time of the infraction;   (d) the amount of civil penalty to be assessed or the alternate relief sought, or both;   (e) the manner, location, and time in which the penalty may be paid;   (f) the time and place of court appearance; and   (g) the penalty for failure to appear in court.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 249, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 398, L. 2005.
MT Code § 7-1-4151 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4151. Municipal infractions -- proceedings

  7-1-4151. Municipal infractions -- proceedings. (1) In municipal infraction proceedings:   (a) the matter must be tried before a municipal court judge or city court judge in the same manner as a small claim if the total amount of civil penalties does not exceed $7,000. The matter may only be tried before a judge in district court if the total amount of civil penalties assessed exceeds $7,000.   (b) the city has the burden of proof that the municipal infraction occurred and that the defendant committed the infraction. The proof must be by clear and convincing evidence.   (c) the court shall ensure that the defendant has received a copy of the charges and that the defendant understands the charges. The defendant may question all witnesses who appear for the municipality and produce evidence or witnesses on the defendant's behalf.   (d) the defendant may be represented by counsel of the defendant's own choosing and at the defendant's own expense;   (e) the defendant may answer by admitting or denying the infraction;   (f) if a municipal infraction is proven, the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant. If the infraction is not proven, the court shall dismiss the charges. Each day that a violation occurs or is permitted to exist by the defendant constitutes a separate infraction.   (2) All penalties or forfeitures collected by the court for municipal infractions must be remitted to the municipality in the same manner as fines and forfeitures collected for criminal offenses. If the person named in the citation is served as provided in 7-1-4150 and fails without good cause to appear in response to the civil citation, judgment must be entered against the person.   (3) A person against whom judgment is entered shall pay court costs and fees as in small claims court under Title 25, chapter 35. If the action is dismissed by the court, the municipality is liable for the court costs and court fees.   (4) Seeking a civil penalty as authorized in this section does not preclude a municipality from seeking alternative relief from the court in the same action.   (5) When judgment has been entered against a defendant, the court may do any of the following:   (a) impose a civil penalty by entry of a judgment against the defendant;   (b) direct that payment of the civil penalty be suspended or deferred under conditions imposed by the court;   (c) grant appropriate alternative relief ordering the defendant to abate or cease the violation;   (d) authorize the municipality to abate or correct the violation;   (e) order that the municipality's costs for abatement or correction of the violation be entered as a judgment against the defendant or assessed against the property where the violation occurred, or both.   (6) If a defendant willfully violates the terms of an order imposed by the court, the failure is contempt.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 249, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 284, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-1-4152 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 41. Municipalities|7-1-4152. Municipal infractions -- jurisdiction -- appeal

  7-1-4152. Municipal infractions -- jurisdiction -- appeal. (1) A municipal court judge or city court judge has jurisdiction to assess or enter judgment for costs of abatement or correction in any amount not to exceed the jurisdictional amount for a money judgment in a civil action pursuant to 3-11-103. If the municipality seeks abatement or correction costs in excess of that amount, the matter must be referred to the district court for hearing and entry of an appropriate order. The procedure for hearing in the district court shall be the same procedure as that for a small claims appealed under 25-35-803.   (2) The defendant or the municipality may file a motion for a new trial or may appeal the decision to district court. A factual determination made by the trial court, supported by substantial evidence as shown in the record, is binding for purposes of appeal relating to the violation at issue, but is not admissible or binding as to any future violations for the same or similar ordinance provision by the same defendant.   (3) Except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the municipality, the issuance of a civil citation for a municipal infraction or the ensuing court proceedings do not provide an action for false arrest, false imprisonment, or malicious prosecution.   (4) An action brought pursuant to this section for a municipal infraction that is an environmental violation does not preclude, and is in addition to, any other enforcement action that may be brought under state law.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 249, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-1-4201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 42. Political Subdivision Employer Mandate Prohibition Act|7-1-4201. Short title

  7-1-4201. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Political Subdivision Employer Mandate Prohibition Act".  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 398, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-1-4202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 42. Political Subdivision Employer Mandate Prohibition Act|7-1-4202. Definitions

  7-1-4202. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Employee" means a person in this state who is in the service of an employer or engaged in employment as defined in 39-2-101 or under any appointment or contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied.   (2) "Employer" means a person or entity in this state that has one or more employees.   (3) "Employment benefit" means anything of value or any type of compensation, other than wages, provided by an employer to an employee without regard to whether the employer places a monetary value on the benefit or whether the benefit is subject to taxation.   (4) "Political subdivision" means a local government unit, including but not limited to a county, city, or town established under authority of Article XI, section 1 or 6, of the Montana constitution.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 398, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-1-4203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Part 42. Political Subdivision Employer Mandate Prohibition Act|7-1-4203. Prohibitions -- application

  7-1-4203. Prohibitions -- application. (1) A political subdivision may not enact, administer, or otherwise require an employer to provide an employee or class of employees with a wage or employment benefit that is not required by state or federal law.  (2) This part does not apply to a political subdivision affecting a wage or employment benefit for an employee or class of employees of that political subdivision.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 398, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-2-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 1. General Provisions Applicable to Local Government|7-2-101. Transcript of records upon alteration of boundary of local government

  7-2-101. Transcript of records upon alteration of boundary of local government. When a territory is detached from any county, city, or town in this state and annexed to any other county, city, or town:   (1) it is the duty of the proper officer of the county, city, or town to which the territory is annexed to demand from the proper officer of the county, city, or town having custody of the public records of the territory a transcript of all public records pertaining to the territory; and   (2) it is the duty of the officer from whom the records are demanded to furnish the authenticated transcripts of all records in that office, which must be paid for, after the records are furnished, by the county, city, or town to which the territory is annexed.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4418, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4418, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-611; amd. Sec. 264, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-2-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 1. General Provisions Applicable to Local Government|7-2-102. Apportionment of indebtedness and credits upon alteration of boundary of local government

  7-2-102. Apportionment of indebtedness and credits upon alteration of boundary of local government. When any territory shall be detached from any county, city, or town of this state and annexed to any other county, city, or town therein, such county, city, or town to which the same shall be annexed shall be liable to the county, city, or town from which the territory was so detached for its just share of liabilities and indebtedness and shall receive a just share of the credits from the county, city, or town from which the same shall have been detached, which shall be apportioned by ascertaining what ratio the portion detached bears to the territory from which the same was detached. The last prior assessment shall be used as a basis in determining the same.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 36, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4419, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4419, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-612.
MT Code § 7-2-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 1. General Provisions Applicable to Local Government|7-2-103. Collection of taxes upon alteration of boundary of local government

  7-2-103. Collection of taxes upon alteration of boundary of local government. Subject to the provisions of part 27 of this chapter and 7-2-2809, if any territory is detached from any county, city, or town and is annexed to any other county, city, or town, it does not invalidate or interfere with the collection of taxes in the territory and the taxes must be collected by and the returns made to the county to which the territory is attached in the manner provided by law for levying and collecting taxes.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 36, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4420, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4420, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-613; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 250, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 347, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-2-2101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 21. General Provisions Applicable to Counties|7-2-2101. Repealed

  7-2-2101. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 250, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 4156, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2850, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4304, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3976; re-en. Sec. 4304, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-112.
MT Code § 7-2-2102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 21. General Provisions Applicable to Counties|7-2-2102. Apportionment of liabilities and assets upon creation or enlargement of county

  7-2-2102. Apportionment of liabilities and assets upon creation or enlargement of county. (1) Every county which shall be enlarged or created from the territory taken from any other county or counties shall:   (a) be liable for a pro rata proportion of the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which such territory shall be taken; and   (b) be entitled to a pro rata proportion of the assets of the county or counties from which such territory is taken.   (2) The share of liabilities and assets shall be determined as provided by 7-2-2204 and 7-2-2244 through 7-2-2246.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4390, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 106, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 4390, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 406, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-501(part).
MT Code § 7-2-2103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 21. General Provisions Applicable to Counties|7-2-2103. Qualifications for municipality or village to be county seat

  7-2-2103. Qualifications for municipality or village to be county seat. No city, town, or village shall become the temporary or permanent county seat of any county organized under the provisions of part 22 or created by an act of the legislature unless such city or town shall have been incorporated in the manner provided by law or unless such village shall have been regularly platted and a plat thereof filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder and there be fifty qualified electors residing within the boundaries of such platted village.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, Ex. L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4392, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4392, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-503(part).
MT Code § 7-2-2104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments|Part 21. General Provisions Applicable to Counties|7-2-2104. Transfer of certain records upon alteration of boundary of county

  7-2-2104. Transfer of certain records upon alteration of boundary of county. (1) In the event territory is taken from one county and added to another county, such plats and records covering such territory taken shall be transferred to the enlarged county.   (2) If any portion of the cost of preparing such records, maps, plats, or charts remains unpaid, said enlarged county shall pay its proportionate share of such cost as may be determined by the board of commissioners of the old county.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4421, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4421, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-614(part).