Montana Statutes
§ 17-1-132 — Access To Information
Montana·Title 17 STATE FINANCE·Ch. 1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION·Part 1 General Administration and Fiscal Officers
17-1-132 . Access to information.
(1)The budget director has the power to demand and receive from every department, officer, board, commission, or institution, at any time, any and all information requested.
(2)The budget director may investigate and examine the costs and revenue of state government activities and may examine and obtain copies of the records, books, and files of any state agency, including confidential records.
(3)When confidential records and information are obtained from a state agency, the budget director and staff are subject to the same penalties for unauthorized disclosure of the confidential records and information as are provided for under the laws administered by the state agency. The budget director shall develop policies to prevent the unauthorized disclosure
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 7, Ch. 158, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 282, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1018; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 70, L. 2007.
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Repealed§ 17-1-123
Repealed