Montana § 2-11-102 Findings And Purpose

Montana Statutes

§ 2-11-102 — Findings And Purpose

Montana § 2-11-102

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 11LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION

Part 1Government Accountability Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-11-102 (2026).

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2-11-102 . Findings and purpose. The purpose of this part is to require government entities to make known the legal authority upon which certain action is based. The benefits of this requirement will be that government officials will articulate and reaffirm their legal authority to act and that both the government and the people will have a fuller understanding of the limits of the law and the facts to which the law applies. This understanding will benefit both government and the people by helping to resolve disputes between government servants and the people, without lengthy and costly litigation, by instilling trust in government, and by helping to identify deficiencies in the law so that those deficiencies may be addressed by legislative action.

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2-11-102 . Findings and purpose. The purpose of this part is to require government entities to make known the legal authority upon which certain action is based. The benefits of this requirement will be that government officials will articulate and reaffirm their legal authority to act and that both the government and the people will have a fuller understanding of the limits of the law and the facts to which the law applies. This understanding will benefit both government and the people by helping to resolve disputes between government servants and the people, without lengthy and costly litigation, by instilling trust in government, and by helping to identify deficiencies in the law so that those deficiencies may be addressed by legislative action.