Opinion ID: 886342
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Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 10 A district court reviews an administrative agency's findings of fact to determine whether they are clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative and substantial evidence in the whole record. Langager v. Crazy Creek Products, Inc., 1998 MT 44, ¶ 13, 287 Mont. 445, ¶ 13, 954 P.2d 1169, ¶ 13; see also § 2-4-704, MCA. An agency's conclusion of law will be upheld by a district court if the agency's interpretation of the law is correct. Langager, ¶ 13. We in turn employ the same standards when reviewing the district court's decision, and must accordingly determine whether an agency's findings of fact are clearly erroneous and whether its conclusions of law were correct. Langager, ¶ 13.