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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 23. Organization of New Counties Created by Legislation (Repealed) › 7-2-2317. Repealed

7-2-2317. Repealed.
Sec. 98, Ch. 51, L. 1999.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 7, Ch. 135, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4384, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4384, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-407, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 8, Ch. 135, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4385, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4385, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-408, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-407(part), 16-408(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 23. Organization of New Counties Created by Legislation (Repealed) › 7-2-2318. Repealed

7-2-2318. Repealed.
Sec. 98, Ch. 51, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 135, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4386, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4386, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-409(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 23. Organization of New Counties Created by Legislation (Repealed) › 7-2-2319. Repealed

7-2-2319. Repealed.
Sec. 98, Ch. 51, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 135, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4387, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4387, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-410.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2401. Transfer of certain records

7-2-2401. Transfer of certain records.
(1) Any new county shall be entitled to all records, maps, plats, and charts of any old county, any part of whose territory is included in such new county, which records, maps, plats, or charts relate to the classification of lands for taxation purposes and apply exclusively to territory included in such new county. Such records, maps, plats, and charts shall be delivered by the officer or board of such old county to the corresponding officer or board of such new county upon proper receipt therefor and shall be made and become a part of the records of such new county, to all intents and purposes the same as if such records, maps, plats, and charts had been originally prepared and made by such new county.
(2) If any portion of the cost of preparing such records, maps, plats, or charts remains unpaid, said new 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).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2402. Transcription of records

7-2-2402. Transcription of records.
(1) Any county or counties of Montana that shall be formed from portions of another county shall be entitled to have the county records affecting or relating to any and all property situated in the segregated county transcribed from the books of the original county and made a part of the records of the segregated county.
(2) Except as provided in 7-2-2401, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of any county formed from part of another county to have so much of the records of the original county as relates to the property situated within the segregated county transcribed, as hereinafter provided.
History: (1)En. Sec. 1, p. 217, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4166, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2860, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4408, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4408, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-601, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, p. 217, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4167, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2861, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4409, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4409, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-602, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-601, 16-602.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2403. Authority to contract for transcription service

7-2-2403. Authority to contract for transcription service.
Said county commissioners shall have full power and authority to contract for transcribing the records relating to all property situated within the boundaries of the segregated county, and for that purpose the person or persons engaged in the work of transcribing such records shall have access to all records of the county or counties from which segregated.
History: En. Sec. 3, p. 217, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4168, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2862, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4410, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4410, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-603.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2404. Payment for transcription of records

7-2-2404. Payment for transcription of records.
Payment for transcribing such records shall be made by the county contracting therefor and by a warrant or warrants payable out of the general fund of such county.
History: En. Sec. 4, p. 217, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4169, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2863, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4411, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4411, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-604.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2405. Certification of accuracy of transcription

7-2-2405. Certification of accuracy of transcription.
(1) When the transcript of the records provided for in this part are completed and approved by the county commissioners of the county, they must be delivered to the county clerk and recorder of the county from which the records were taken. It is the duty of the county clerk and recorder to compare the records transcribed with the original records as the records appear on the record books of the original county. The county clerk and recorder to whom the transcript is delivered for comparison shall certify under oath that the transcribed records are full, complete, and exact copies of the original records.
(2) The county clerk and recorder is entitled to $6 a day for the time actually spent in comparing the records, to be paid out of the general fund of the county requiring the comparison and certificate.
History: En. Sec. 5, p. 218, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4170, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2864, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4412, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4412, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-605; amd. Sec. 272, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2406. Filing of transcribed records

7-2-2406. Filing of transcribed records.
All records so transcribed, when certified to as being full, complete, and correct, shall be delivered to the county clerk and recorder of the segregated county, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of such segregated county, and shall thereupon become and be a part of the records of such county.
History: En. Sec. 6, p. 218, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4171, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2865, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4413, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4413, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-606.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2407. Legal effect of transcribed records

7-2-2407. Legal effect of transcribed records.
A certified copy of the records so transcribed and filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of any segregated county may be introduced in evidence and shall have the same force and effect as certified copies of original records.
History: En. Sec. 7, p. 218, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 4172, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2866, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4414, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4414, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-607.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2411. Transfer of court actions affecting real property

7-2-2411. Transfer of court actions affecting real property.
(1) In all counties created out of any other county or where the county boundary has been changed as provided in Title 7, chapter 2, part 28, and wherever there has been an action or proceeding begun affecting any real property situated within the new county or the county to which property has been added under Title 7, chapter 2, part 28, whether the action has been prosecuted to judgment or not, upon a written motion being filed by any person or persons interested in the real property affected by the action or proceeding requesting the transfer of the files and papers and records of the action or proceeding to the office of the clerk of the district court of the county to which the real property is added, the judge of the district court in which the action or proceeding was originally begun shall order that a transfer of all the files and papers of the action or proceeding be made to the office of the clerk of the district court of the county to which the real property is added. When an order of transfer is made, the clerk of the district court in which the action or proceeding was originally instituted shall transmit all of the files and papers in the action or proceeding, together with a certified copy of all minutes of the court relating to the action or proceeding, to the clerk of the county to which the real property, the subject matter of the action or proceeding, is added.
(2) The clerk of the district court of the county to which the property is added shall, upon the receipt of the files and papers and certified copies of the minutes of the court, file the papers in the clerk's office as transferred files from the original county and shall enter and transcribe upon the clerk's records any final judgment or decree or order contained in the files or papers or records transferred.
(3) Upon the receipt and filing of the files and papers in any action or proceeding transferred to a county in accordance with the provisions of this section, the district court of the county in which the files and papers have been transferred has the same jurisdiction with reference to the real property for the enforcement of any decree, judgment, or order that may have been entered or for other proceedings that may be necessary in the action or proceeding as the district court had in the county in which the action or proceeding was originally begun.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2867, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4415, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4415, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-608 R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 20, L. 1907; Sec. 2868, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4416, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4416, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-609, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-608, 16-609; amd. Sec. 273, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 347, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2412. Fees for transfer of court records

7-2-2412. Fees for transfer of court records.
(1) Except as provided in 7-2-2803(4), the clerk of the district court in which an action or proceeding was originally begun is entitled to receive, for transferring the files, papers, and certified copies of the minutes and records entered in connection with the action or proceeding, only a fee at the rate of 20 cents per folio for copies of minutes and 50 cents for a certificate fee.
(2) The clerk of the district court of the county to which files and papers may be transferred in accordance with the provisions of 7-2-2411 is not entitled to any fees for the filing of the transferred records, but for the filing of any papers that may be filed after the transfer in connection with an action or proceeding or for the issuance of any writs or other papers, the clerk is entitled to charge the same fees as provided by law.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 20, L. 1907; Sec. 2869, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4417, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4417, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-610; amd. Sec. 274, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 347, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2421. Preparation of jury list for new county

7-2-2421. Preparation of jury list for new county.
Whenever a new county has been created out of territory formerly embraced in any existing county or counties of the state, the jury list for such new county for the current year and until the regular jury commission for such new county shall certify the new jury list for the succeeding year, in accordance with the provisions of Title 3, chapter 15, part 4 shall be as follows.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 129, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4422, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4422, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-622.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2422. Certification of list of names

7-2-2422. Certification of list of names.
(1) The clerk of the district court of the county from which a new county is segregated or, if a new county is segregated from two or more counties, the clerks of district court of each of the counties shall take the names of persons that appear upon the jury list for the year, which may have been certified to the clerk or clerks of district court by the jury commission or commissions of the respective county or counties to be residents of the territory embraced in the new county, and shall certify the names to the clerk of the district court of the new county.
(2) The names constitute the jury list for the new county for the year.
(3) The new list must be made and certified by the clerk or clerks of district court of the existing county or counties as soon after the creation of the new county as may be practicable and in any event within 5 days after a request for the list is made by the clerk of the district court of the new county.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 129, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4423, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4423, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-623, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 129, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4424, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4424, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-624, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-623, 16-624; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 130, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2423. Correction of jury lists for old counties

7-2-2423. Correction of jury lists for old counties.
The clerk or clerks of the district court of the county or counties from which the new county has been created shall, after the creation of the new county, remove from the list of jurors and jury boxes of the clerk's county or counties the names of all persons upon the list that may have been filed with the clerk by the jury commission who may appear to the clerk to be residents of the new county and certified by the clerk as provided in 7-2-2422.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 129, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4425, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4425, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-625; amd. Sec. 275, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 24. Transfer and Transcription of Records, Court Actions, and Jury Lists for New Counties › 7-2-2424. Role of clerk of district court in new county

7-2-2424. Role of clerk of district court in new county.
The clerk of the district court of the new county shall file and prepare the jury list and boxes in accordance with the general law pertaining to the duties of clerks of district court with relation to jury lists and boxes.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 129, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4426, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4426, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-626; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 130, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2501. Authorization to change name of county

7-2-2501. Authorization to change name of county.
The name, designation, appellation, cognomen, or title of any county in this state may be changed to any other name, designation, appellation, cognomen, or title as provided in this part.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4427, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4427, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-701.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2502. Petition to change county name

7-2-2502. Petition to change county name.
(1) Petitions for change of names must be heard and determined by the district court of the county whose name is sought to be changed.
(2) A petition for the change of the name of any county in this state must be signed by a number of the legal voters who are taxpayers in the county equal, at least, to 25% of the whole number of votes cast for the office of governor of Montana in the county at the gubernatorial election preceding the circulation of the petition. The signatures, in each instance, must be the genuine personal signature of the voter attaching the voter's name to the petition. The petition must specify the present name of the county, the name proposed, and the reason or reasons for the change of name and must be entitled in and addressed to the appropriate district court.
History: (1)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4428, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4428, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-702, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4429, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4429, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-703, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-702, 16-703; amd. Sec. 276, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2503. Form of petition

7-2-2503. Form of petition.
(1) The form of petition for any change of name of a county, as provided in this part, must be substantially as follows:
In the district court of the .... judicial district of the state of Montana, in and for the county of .....
Petition for the change of thename of ............ County
To the honorable district court of the .... judicial district of the state of Montana, in and for the county of ...............
We, the undersigned legal voters of the county of ...., state of Montana, respectfully petition the honorable district court that the name of .... County, Montana, be changed to the name of .... County, Montana.
The reasons for the proposed change of name are as follows (here set out reasons):
We further petition this honorable court to appoint a time for the hearing of this petition and of objections to this petition that may be filed before that date.
Each voter whose signature is affixed certifies that the voter has personally signed this petition and that the residence, post-office address, and voting precinct of the signer are correctly written after the signature.
Name
Residence
P.O. Address
Voting Precinct
Numbered lines for names.
(2) Each sheet for petitioners' signatures must be attached to a full and correct copy of the petition, and the petition may be filed with the clerk of the district court in sections for convenience in handling.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4430, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4430, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-704; amd. Sec. 277, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2504. Verification of petition signatures -- county clerk's certification

7-2-2504. Verification of petition signatures -- county clerk's certification.
(1) The county clerk of the county in which the petition provided for in 7-2-2503 must be signed shall compare the signatures of the voters signing the petition with their signatures on the registration books and blanks on file in the clerk's office for the preceding general election. The county clerk may not retain a petition or any part of a petition for a longer period than 2 days for the first 200 signatures and 1 additional day for each 200 additional signatures or fraction of that number on the sheets presented to the clerk. At the expiration of that time, the clerk shall file the petition with the clerk of the district court, with the county clerk's certificate attached to the petition as provided in subsection (2).
(2) After comparing the signatures, the county clerk shall attach to the sheets of the petition containing the signatures a certificate to the district court, substantially as follows:
State of Montana, County of ....
To the honorable district court of the .... judicial district of the state of Montana, in and for the county of .....
I, ...., county clerk of the county of ...., certify that I have compared the signatures on (number of sheets) of the petition for change of name attached with the signatures of voters as they appear on the registration books and blanks in my office. I believe that the signatures of (names of signers), numbering (number of genuine signatures), are genuine. I further certify that the number of genuine signatures attached equals at least 25% of the whole number of votes cast for the office of governor of Montana in the county at the gubernatorial election preceding the circulation of this petition.
...., County Clerk
(Seal) By ....
Deputy ....
(3) The forms in this section are not mandatory, and if substantially followed in any petition, it is sufficient, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4431, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4431, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-705; amd. Sec. 278, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2505. Publication of copies of petition

7-2-2505. Publication of copies of petition.
Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk of the district court, upon the receipt of the cost from any voter in the county, shall publish a copy of the petition as provided in 7-1-2121. Proofs must be made of the publication before the petition can be considered and before a date for the hearing on the petition may be fixed by the court.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4432, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4432, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-706; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2506. Court hearing on petition -- court order

7-2-2506. Court hearing on petition -- court order.
Such petition must be heard at such time as the court or judge may appoint, subject to the provisions of 7-2-2505. Objections may be filed in the office of the clerk of said court at any time before such date by any person who can, in such objections, show to the court or judge good reason against such change of name. On the hearing, the court or judge may examine on oath any of the petitioners, remonstrants, or other persons touching the petition and may make an order changing the name if there appears any reason, benefit, or advantage for such change or may dismiss the petition as to the court or judge may seem right or proper.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4433, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4433, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-707.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2507. Transmittal to secretary of state of order to change name

7-2-2507. Transmittal to secretary of state of order to change name.
(1) Immediately upon the rendition of any decree changing the name of a county as provided in this part, the clerk of the district court of said county shall transmit, by registered or certified mail, a certified copy of said decree, showing the date of its rendition, to the secretary of state of Montana.
(2) The secretary of state shall file the same and record the same in an appropriate book.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4434, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4434, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-708.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2508. Procedure to effectuate name change in records and other papers

7-2-2508. Procedure to effectuate name change in records and other papers.
(1) From and after the rendition of the decree, the official records in the custody of the several county officers shall be styled and designated, as in each instance may be proper, with the new name of the county as provided by the decree. All printed blanks and forms, all printed matter whatsoever, and all written records of such county shall be styled and designated with the new name. All the official records, blanks, forms, books, and papers belonging to such county before the entry of such decree shall be styled and designated with the new name as provided in the decree.
(2) For the convenience of searchers of public records and in order to prevent confusion with respect to land titles or in any other respect, it shall be proper to style, designate, or refer to such records, books, papers, blanks, and forms as were in existence before the rendition of such decree in the following manner:
New Name
(Formerly)
Old Name of County
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4435, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4435, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-709.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2509. Effect of name change on property and legal rights

7-2-2509. Effect of name change on property and legal rights.
(1) All public records and property of the county existing under the former name shall be and become the public records and property of the county of the new name. In all conveyances, indentures, instruments, decrees of courts, and other records where the former name of the county occurs, said former name shall thereafter be construed to mean the new name of the county.
(2) All writs and processes in force and existence under the former name of the county shall thereafter be the writs and processes of and appertaining to the county under its new name. All bonds, undertakings, and sureties, alive and in existence and running to or standing in the former name of the county, shall have the same force, effect, and relation to the county under its new name as they had to the county under its former name. All suits, actions, and proceedings in law or equity pending in the district court of the county under its former name or in any of the other courts of said county shall continue in full force and be in existence in the court in which they were pending under the new name of the county and shall not be in anywise abated or affected by the change of name.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4436, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4436, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-710.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2510. Effect of name change on vested rights and existing laws

7-2-2510. Effect of name change on vested rights and existing laws.
(1) The change of name provided for in this part shall not impair or work a forfeiture or alteration of any vested rights.
(2) All laws of a general or special nature applicable to the county under its former name shall thereafter apply with equal force and effect to the county under its new name.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4437, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4437, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-711.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2511. Effect of name change on indebtedness, obligations, and contracts

7-2-2511. Effect of name change on indebtedness, obligations, and contracts.
(1) All indebtedness and obligations of the county, whether bonded or otherwise, shall be assumed by and become the indebtedness of the county under its new name. All bonds issued by the county under its former name, outstanding and unpaid at the time of the rendition of the decree, shall be assumed by and become due from and paid by the county under its new name.
(2) All contracts and obligations, express or implied, unfulfilled by the county at the date of the rendition of the decree shall be assumed and discharged by the county under its new name.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4438, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4438, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-712; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 250, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2512. Effect of name change on district court

7-2-2512. Effect of name change on district court.
The terms of the district court in and for said county, as theretofore established by the court or a judge thereof under the former name of the county, shall become the terms of said court for the county under its new name and shall be held as stated, in and for said county under its former name.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4439, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4439, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-713.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2513. Effect of name change on officers

7-2-2513. Effect of name change on officers.
Persons who are, at the date of the rendition of the decree, the county, township, and district officers or officials and members of the legislature of the county under its former name shall remain in office and shall thereafter be the county, township, district, and legislative officials of the county under its new name and, as such, shall be entitled to the same salaries or compensation during the remainder of their terms of office that they were entitled to receive from the county under its former name.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4440, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4440, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-714(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 25. Change of Name of County › 7-2-2514. Effect of name change on county boundaries

7-2-2514. Effect of name change on county boundaries.
No change of name shall be so construed as to alter or modify the boundaries of the county as the same existed and were established under the former name of the county, but such boundaries shall be and remain the same until changed according to law.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 113, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4440, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4440, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-714(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2601. Petition to remove county seat

7-2-2601. Petition to remove county seat.
(1) Whenever the inhabitants of any county of this state desire to remove the county seat of a county from the place where it is fixed by law or otherwise to another place, they may present a petition to the board of county commissioners of their county, praying such removal, such place to be named in the petition, and that an election be held to determine whether or not such removal must be made.
(2) The petition to remove the county seat of the county from the place where it is fixed by law to another place must be presented at least 60 days prior to any action thereon being taken by the board of county commissioners. Action on said petition by the board must be had at a regular meeting of said board.
History: En. Sec. 4157, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, p. 145, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2851, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3976; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-301(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2602. Filing of petition -- notice and hearing

7-2-2602. Filing of petition -- notice and hearing.
(1) A petition for removal of a county seat must be filed with the county clerk.
(2) The county clerk, immediately upon the filing of the petition, shall publish a notice as provided in 7-1-2121. The notice must state that the petition is open to inspection in the office of the county clerk.
(3) Any other or additional petition than the one originally filed may not be considered by the board.
History: En. Sec. 4157, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, p. 145, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2851, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3976; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-301(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2603. Repealed

7-2-2603. Repealed.
Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 4157, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, p. 145, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2851, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3976; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-301(part); amd. Sec. 279, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2604. Consideration of petition -- submission to voters -- withdrawal of signatures

7-2-2604. Consideration of petition -- submission to voters -- withdrawal of signatures.
(1) The county election administrator shall verify signatures on the petition within 30 days of when the signed petition is filed.
(2) If the county election administrator determines that the petition is signed by at least 50% of the county's electors who voted in the last general election, the board of county commissioners must submit the question of the removal of the county seat to the electors of the county. The election on the question of removal of the county seat must be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4.
(3) If the petition has not been signed by at least 50% of the county's electors who voted in the last general election, the question of the removal of the county seat may not be submitted to electors.
(4) A person who signed the petition may request that the person's signature not be counted by filing a written request with the county clerk before the signatures are validated and counted pursuant to this section.
History: En. Sec. 4158, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 2, p. 146, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2852, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 10, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4370, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3977; re-en. Sec. 4370, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 406, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-302; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2605. Repealed

7-2-2605. Repealed.
Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
History: (1)En. Sec. 4159, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2853, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4371, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3979; re-en. Sec. 4371, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-303, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4160, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2854, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4372, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3980; re-en. Sec. 4372, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-304, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-303, 16-304; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 387, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2606. Determination and publication of election results

7-2-2606. Determination and publication of election results.
(1) When the returns have been received and compared and the results ascertained by the board, if a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question have voted in favor of any particular place, the board must give notice of the results by posting notices thereof in all the election precincts of the county and by publishing a like notice in a newspaper printed in the county at least once a week for 4 weeks.
(2) In the notice provided for in this section, the place selected to be the county seat of the county must be so declared from a day specified in the notice, not more than 90 days after the election. After the day named in the notice, the place chosen is the county seat of the county.
History: (1)En. Sec. 3, p. 146, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2855, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 27, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4373, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3981; re-en. Sec. 4373, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 406, L. 1973; Sec. 16-305, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4162, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2856, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4374, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3982, re-en. Sec. 4374, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-306, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-305, 16-306.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2607. Transmittal of election results

7-2-2607. Transmittal of election results.
Whenever any election has been held as provided for in this part, the statement made by the board of county commissioners showing the result thereof must be deposited in the office of the county clerk. Whenever the board gives the notice prescribed by 7-2-2606(2), they must transmit a certified copy thereof to the secretary of state.
History: En. Sec. 4163, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2857, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4375, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3983; re-en. Sec. 4375, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-307.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 26. Removal of County Seat › 7-2-2608. Frequency of elections on question of moving county seat

7-2-2608. Frequency of elections on question of moving county seat.
(1) When an election has been held and a majority of the votes are not cast for some place other than that fixed by law as the existing county seat, no second election for the removal thereof may be held within 4 years thereafter.
(2) When the county seat of a county has been once removed by a popular vote of the people of the county, it may be again removed from time to time in the manner provided by this part.
History: (1)En. Sec. 4164, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2858, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4376, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3984; re-en. Sec. 4376, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-308, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 146, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2859, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4377, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3985; re-en. Sec. 4377, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-309, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-308, 16-309; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 250, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2701. Abandonment and consolidation of counties

7-2-2701. Abandonment and consolidation of counties.
The organization and corporate existence of any county organized under the laws of this state may be abandoned and abolished and the territory within its boundaries may be attached to and made a part of some adjoining county in the manner provided by this part.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2702. Petition for abandonment of county

7-2-2702. Petition for abandonment of county.
(1) A petition may be filed with the county clerk of a county asking that the question of abandoning and abolishing the organization and corporate existence of the county and attaching its territory to and making the territory a part of some adjoining county be submitted to the qualified electors of the county at an election. The petition must state the name of the adjoining county to which the territory of the county to be abandoned and abolished will be attached and made a part.
(2) The petition must be signed by not less than 35% of the qualified electors of the county whose names appear upon the registration records of the county, must contain the post-office address and voting precinct of each individual signing it, and must state the name and address of three individuals to whom notice of the insufficiency of the petition must be sent if the petition does not have the required number of signatures of registered electors. A person, after signing the petition, may not be allowed or permitted to withdraw the person's signature or name from the petition.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4002(part); amd. Sec. 280, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 280, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2703. Processing of petition -- certification to county commissioners

7-2-2703. Processing of petition -- certification to county commissioners.
(1) It is the duty of the election administrator, within 30 days after the filing of the petition, to examine it and to ascertain and determine from the registration records of the county whether the petition is signed by the required number of registered electors. The election administrator may be authorized by the board of county commissioners to employ additional help in the administrator's office to assist in the work of examining the petition, and the board shall provide for their compensation.
(2) When the examination is completed, the election administrator shall attach to the petition the administrator's certificate, properly dated and signed, showing the result of the examination. If the certificate shows that the petition is signed by the required number of registered electors, the election administrator shall present the petition to the board at its first regular meeting after the date of the certificate.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4002(part); amd. Sec. 281, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 281, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2704. Hearing on petition by county commissioners -- notice

7-2-2704. Hearing on petition by county commissioners -- notice.
(1) Whenever any such petition is presented to the board of county commissioners of a county with a certificate of the election administrator attached thereto and showing that the petition has been signed by not less than 35% of the registered electors of the county whose names appear upon the registration records of the county, as provided in 7-2-2702 and 7-2-2703, the board shall, immediately upon presentation of the petition, make and enter an order in its minutes fixing a day for considering and taking final action on the petition. The date for final action shall be not less than 30 or more than 35 days after the date when the order is made.
(2) The board shall cause a notice to be published as provided in 7-1-2121 to the effect that the petition has been presented to the board asking for the abandonment and abolishment of the county and that any registered electors of the county interested therein may appear and be heard thereon.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4003(1); amd. Sec. 282, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2705. Petition to amend proposed consolidation

7-2-2705. Petition to amend proposed consolidation.
(1) At any time prior to 5 days before the date fixed for consideration and final action on the petition, 50% of the registered electors residing within a particular part or portion of the county may file with the county clerk of the county a petition in writing, signed by them, asking that the part or portion of the county within which the petitioners reside not be attached to the county designated in the petition for abandonment but be attached to some other adjoining county. A person, after signing the petition, may withdraw the person's signature or name from the petition in the same manner as provided in 7-2-2604(4).
(2) The petition authorized by subsection (1) must definitely, particularly, and accurately describe the boundaries of the part or portion of the county that the petitioners desire to be attached to the other adjoining county and must specify and name the other adjoining county to which the part or portion is to be attached if the county is abandoned and abolished.
(3) Separate and independent petitions may be filed by registered electors residing within the boundaries of separate and distinct and different parts or portions of the county, asking that, if the county is abandoned, the territory embraced within the boundaries described in the petition be attached to and become parts of the same or different adjoining counties other than the county named and designated in the petition for abandonment.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4003(part); amd. Sec. 282, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments › Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties › 7-2-2706. Processing of petition to amend proposed consolidation -- certification to county commissioners

7-2-2706. Processing of petition to amend proposed consolidation -- certification to county commissioners.
Whenever any petition is filed under 7-2-2705, the election administrator shall immediately examine the petition and determine from the registration records of the county whether the petition has been signed by the required number of registered electors and shall attach to the petition the administrator's certificate showing the total number of registered electors residing within the boundaries described in the petition and the number of registered electors whose names appear on the petition and shall deliver the petition, with the certificate attached, to the board of county commissioners when the board meets to consider and take final action on the petition for abandonment.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4003(part); amd. Sec. 283, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 283, Ch. 61, L. 2007.