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MT Code § 7-7-2303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2303. Term of refunding general obligation bonds

  7-7-2303. Term of refunding general obligation bonds. (1) (a) The following term limitations apply to all bonds issued under 7-7-2301(1). Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), bonds may not be issued for a longer term than 10 years.   (b) If the unexpired term of the bonds to be refunded is more than 10 years, the refunding bonds may be issued for the unexpired term.   (2) Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2301(2) may not be for a longer term than 20 years.   (3) The length of the term required must be estimated and calculated by the board of county commissioners, based upon the percentage of valuation of the property upon which taxes are levied and paid within the county as ascertained from the last-completed assessment for state and county taxes, taking into account probable changes in the taxable valuation and losses in tax collections. Irrespective of any miscalculation by the county commissioners in fixing the term of the bonds, the county shall from year to year make a sufficient tax levy to pay the interest and installments on principal on the bonds as the payments are due.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 188, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 115, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4630.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 135, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 234, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 284, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2011(part); amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-7-2304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2304. Interest rate on refunding general obligation bonds

  7-7-2304. Interest rate on refunding general obligation bonds. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), refunding bonds may not be issued unless the refunding bonds bear interest at a rate of at least 1/2 of 1% less than the outstanding bonds that are to be refunded. In determining whether the refunding bonds satisfy the savings requirements provided for in this section:   (a) if the bonds proposed to be refunded bear interest at a variable rate, the average annual interest rate on the bonds being refunded must be calculated by reference to the interest rate on the bonds currently in effect and over the immediately preceding 5 complete fiscal years of the issuer; or   (b) if the variable rate bonds being refunded have not been outstanding for the period of time referred to in subsection (1)(a), then the average annual interest rate on the bonds being refunded must be calculated by reference to the interest rate on the bonds being refunded currently in effect and over the total number of complete fiscal years of the issuer since the date of issuance of the bonds.   (2) Refunding bonds may bear interest in excess of the rate on the bonds being refunded if the issuance of the refunding bonds, including the total costs of refunding the bonds, results in a reduction of total debt service cost to the county. Variable rate refunding bonds may also be issued if the board of county commissioners determines that the issuance of variable rate refunding bonds is reasonably expected to result in less interest payable on the refunding bonds than the interest payable on the refunded bonds.   (3) Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount greater than the principal amount of the outstanding bonds if there is a reduction of total debt service cost to the county.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.6, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 135, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 33, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2013(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 423, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 451, L. 2005.
MT Code § 7-7-2305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2305. through 7-7-2310 reserved

  7-7-2305 through 7-7-2310 reserved.
MT Code § 7-7-2311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2311. Issuance of refunding general obligation bonds without election

  7-7-2311. Issuance of refunding general obligation bonds without election. Bonds may be issued without submitting the same to an election if the bonds are issued for the purpose of:   (1) refunding, paying, and redeeming optional, redeemable, or maturing bonds as set forth in 7-7-2301(1); and   (2) refunding any bonds for which the holders have agreed to accept less than the full amount of principal and interest in full payment and satisfaction as set forth in 7-7-2301(2).   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.6, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 135, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 33, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2013(part).
MT Code § 7-7-2312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2312. Disposition of proceeds of refunding bonds

  7-7-2312. Disposition of proceeds of refunding bonds. Whenever bonds are issued for the purpose of funding outstanding warrants or refunding outstanding bonds, it shall be the duty of the county treasurer to apply the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds to the payment of such warrants or bonds to be so funded or refunded.   History: En. Sec. 31, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.31, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2045(part).
MT Code § 7-7-2313 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2313. through 7-7-2315 reserved

  7-7-2313 through 7-7-2315 reserved.
MT Code § 7-7-2316 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 23. County Refunding General Obligation Bonds|7-7-2316. Advance refunding bonds

  7-7-2316. Advance refunding bonds. (1) The board of county commissioners may issue refunding bonds pursuant to this section to refund outstanding bonds in advance of the date on which the bonds mature or are subject to redemption, provided that the proceeds of the refunding bonds, less any accrued interest or premium received upon the sale of the refunding bonds, are deposited with other funds appropriated to the payment of the outstanding bonds in escrow with a suitable banking institution in or out of the state.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the funds deposited must be invested in securities that are general obligations of the United States or the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States and that mature or are callable at the option of the holder on those dates and bear interest at those rates and are payable on the dates that are required to provide funds sufficient, with any cash retained in the escrow account, to pay when due the interest to accrue on each bond being refunded to its maturity or redemption date, if called for redemption, to pay the principal of the bond at maturity or upon the redemption date, and to pay any redemption premium.   (3) If the funds initially deposited in escrow are sufficient, without regard to any investment income on those funds, to redeem in full the bonds being refunded as of their redemption date and to pay the principal of and interest and premium on the bonds being refunded at their stated maturities, the funds may be invested in the securities described in subsection (2) or in a money market fund composed exclusively of eligible securities described in 7-6-202 and that otherwise satisfies the requirements of 7-6-202(3).   (4) The escrow account is irrevocably appropriated to the payment of the principal of and interest and redemption premium on the bonds being refunded. Funds in the sinking fund account for the payment of the bonds being refunded and not required for the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds being refunded due prior to issuance of the refunding bonds may be appropriated by the county to the escrow account. The county may pay the reasonable costs and expenses of printing the refunding bonds and of establishing and maintaining the escrow account. Bonds that are refunded pursuant to this part are not to be considered outstanding for purposes of 7-7-2203 or any other debt limitation.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 647, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 277, L. 2003.
MT Code § 7-7-2401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2401. Authorization to borrow money

  7-7-2401. Authorization to borrow money. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, to borrow money upon the credit of the county to meet current expenses if the county revenue is insufficient.   History: En. Subd. 26, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.25, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1028.
MT Code § 7-7-2402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2402. Election required to borrow money -- exceptions

  7-7-2402. Election required to borrow money -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), the board of county commissioners may not borrow money for any of the purposes mentioned in this title or for any single purpose in an amount exceeding the limits set in subsection (2) without:   (a) first submitting the question of a loan to a vote of the electors of the county; and   (b) obtaining the approval of a majority of the electors of the county.   (2) Based upon the taxable valuation of a county and not exceeding the limits on county indebtedness established in 7-7-2101, a county may borrow the following amounts without a vote of the electorate:   (a) up to $1 million if the county's taxable value is less than $50 million;   (b) up to $1.5 million if the county's taxable value is between $50 million and $100 million; and   (c) up to $2 million if the county's taxable valuation is greater than $100 million.   (3) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the loan, then the board of county commissioners may enter into the loan, issuing bonds or otherwise as is in the best interests of the county.   (4) It is not necessary to submit to the electors the question of borrowing money:   (a) to refund outstanding bonds; or   (b) for the purpose of enabling any county to liquidate its indebtedness to another county incident to the creation of a new county or the change of any county boundary lines.   History: (1), (3)En. Sec. 4270, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2933, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4717, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4717, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2301, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4274, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2937, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4721, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4721, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2305, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2301, 16-2305; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 16, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 227, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-7-2403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2403. Determination of amount of loan

  7-7-2403. Determination of amount of loan. Whenever it is necessary to submit to a vote of the electors of the county the question of making a loan, the board must first determine the amount necessary to be raised.   History: En. Sec. 4271, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2934, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4718, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4718, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2302.
MT Code § 7-7-2404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2404. Notice of election

  7-7-2404. Notice of election. Notice of the election must clearly state the amount to be raised and the object of the loan and must be given in accordance with 13-1-108.   History: En. Sec. 4272, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2935, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4719, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4719, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2303(part); amd. Sec. 103, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-7-2405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2405. Form of ballots

  7-7-2405. Form of ballots. The words "For the loan" and "Against the loan" must appear on the election ballot.   History: En. Sec. 4273, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2936, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4720, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4720, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2304; amd. Sec. 505, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-7-2406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2406. Conduct of election and canvass of results

  7-7-2406. Conduct of election and canvass of results. The election must be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4.   History: En. Sec. 4272, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2935, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4719, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4719, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2303(part); amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-7-2407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 24. County Loans|7-7-2407. Restriction on use of loan proceeds

  7-7-2407. Restriction on use of loan proceeds. All money borrowed by or on behalf of any county must be used only for the purpose specified by law.   History: En. Sec. 4195, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2875, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4446, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4005; re-en. Sec. 4446, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-806; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 423, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-7-2501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 25. County Revenue Bonds|7-7-2501. Authority to issue revenue bonds -- refunding revenue bonds

  7-7-2501. Authority to issue revenue bonds -- refunding revenue bonds. (1) A county may issue county revenue bonds in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in chapter 7, part 44, of this title for issuance of municipal revenue bonds. County revenue bonds may be issued to finance any project or activity enumerated in chapter 16, part 21, of this title or in Title 75, chapter 10, part 1. Revenue from the project for which the bonds are issued is the only revenue upon which a lien under the provisions of 7-7-4431 may apply. A lien may not attach to other revenue or other property within the county.   (2) A county may refund revenue bonds issued under the authority provided in subsection (1) by the method provided in either part 45 or part 46 of chapter 7.   (3) In construing, for purposes of this section, the provisions of parts 44, 45, or 46 of chapter 7, "municipal" is considered to refer to the county and "governing body" is considered to refer to the board of county commissioners whenever the board of county commissioners is acting pursuant to subsection (1).   (4) If applicable, the county shall specify whether the bonds are tax credit bonds as provided in 17-5-117, recovery zone economic development bonds or recovery zone facility bonds as provided in 7-7-140, or qualified energy conservation bonds as provided in 7-7-141.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 472, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 770, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 423, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-7-4101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4101. Purposes for which indebtedness may be incurred

  7-7-4101. Purposes for which indebtedness may be incurred. The city or town council has power to contract an indebtedness on behalf of a city or town, upon the credit of the city or town, by borrowing money, issuing bonds, issuing notes, entering into leases, entering into lease-purchase agreements, or entering into installment purchase contracts for the following purposes:   (1) acquiring land for and designing and erecting public buildings;   (2) acquiring land for and designing and constructing sewers, sewage treatment and disposal plants, waterworks, reservoirs, reservoir sites, and lighting plants;   (3) supplying the city or town with water by contract and the construction or purchase of canals or ditches and water rights for supplying the city or town with water;   (4) designing and constructing bridges, docks, wharves, breakwaters, piers, jetties, and moles;   (5) acquiring, opening, or widening any street and improving the street by constructing, reconstructing, and repairing pavement, gutters, curbs, and vehicle parking strips and to pay all or any portion of the cost relating to the project;   (6) purchasing or leasing fire apparatus, street and other equipment, and personal property, including without limitation, vehicles, telephone systems, and photocopy and office equipment, including computer hardware and software;   (7) building, purchasing, designing, constructing, and maintaining devices intended to protect the safety of the public from open ditches carrying irrigation or other water;   (8) funding outstanding warrants and maturing bonds; and   (9) repaying tax protests lost by the city, town, or other municipal corporation.   History: En. Subd. 64, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.63, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 35, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-966(part); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 213, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 139, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-7-4102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4102. Investment of certain bond proceeds

  7-7-4102. Investment of certain bond proceeds. (1) Whenever the city or town has under its control any money realized from the sale of bonds, for which there is no immediate demand and which in the judgment of the city or town council it would be advantageous to invest in any time or savings deposits, United States certificates of indebtedness, United States treasury notes, or United States treasury bonds having a maturity date of 1 year or less, the city or town council is authorized in their discretion to direct the city treasurer or town clerk to make such investments.   (2) Interest earned from such investments, including interest on the sale of bonds accrued in the period between the date of issue and the time of purchase, shall be credited to the bond sinking fund of the city or town.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 268, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1310(2).
MT Code § 7-7-4103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4103. General qualifications to vote on questions of municipal indebtedness

  7-7-4103. General qualifications to vote on questions of municipal indebtedness. (1) Registered electors of the city, town, or other municipal corporation may vote upon any proposal to create or increase any indebtedness of the city, town, or other municipal corporation required by law to be submitted to a vote of the electors.   (2) An elector, otherwise qualified, may not be denied the right to vote because the polling place for a general election for the precinct in which the elector resides and is entitled to vote lies within another city, town, or other municipal corporation.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5199.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 84-4711(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 212, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 506, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-7-4105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4105. through 7-7-4110 reserved

  7-7-4105 through 7-7-4110 reserved.
MT Code § 7-7-4111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4111. Renumbered 7-7-132

  7-7-4111. Renumbered 7-7-132. Code Commissioner, 1995.
MT Code § 7-7-4112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4112. Renumbered 7-7-133

  7-7-4112. Renumbered 7-7-133. Code Commissioner, 1995.
MT Code § 7-7-4113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipalities|7-7-4113. Renumbered 7-7-134

  7-7-4113. Renumbered 7-7-134. Code Commissioner, 1995.
MT Code § 7-7-4201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 42. Municipal General Obligation Bonds|7-7-4201. Limitation on amount of bonded indebtedness

  7-7-4201. Limitation on amount of bonded indebtedness. (1) Except as provided in 7-7-4202, a city or town may not issue bonds or incur other indebtedness for any purpose in an amount that with all outstanding and unpaid indebtedness exceeds 2.5% of the total assessed value of taxable property, determined as provided in 15-8-111, within the city or town, as ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes.   (2) The issuing of bonds for the purpose of funding or refunding outstanding warrants or bonds is not the incurring of a new or additional indebtedness but is merely the changing of the evidence of outstanding indebtedness.   (3) The limitation in subsection (1) does not apply to bonds issued for the repayment of tax protests lost by the city or town.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 160, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 5278.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2303; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 617, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 213, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 570, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 426, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 556, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 29, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-7-4202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 42. Municipal General Obligation Bonds|7-7-4202. Special provisions relating to water and sewer systems

  7-7-4202. Special provisions relating to water and sewer systems. (1) A city or town may incur an additional indebtedness by borrowing money or issuing bonds beyond the amount authorized in 7-7-4201 for the purpose of constructing a sewer system, procuring a water supply, or constructing or acquiring a water system for a city or town that owns and controls the water supply and water system and devotes the revenue from the water supply and water system to the payment of the debt.   (2) The additional total indebtedness that may be incurred by borrowing money or issuing bonds for the construction of a sewer system, for the procurement of a water supply, or for both of the purposes, including all indebtedness that is contracted and that is unpaid or outstanding, may not in the aggregate exceed 55% over and above the debt limitation referred to in 7-7-4201.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 3, Ch. 160, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 5278.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 566, L. 1977; Sec. 11-2303, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Subd. 64, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.63, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 35, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1973; Sec. 11-966, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-966(part), 11-2303(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 617, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 570, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 426, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 556, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 29, L. 2001.