Montana § 2-11-103 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 2-11-103 — Definitions

Montana § 2-11-103

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 11LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION

Part 1Government Accountability Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-11-103 (2026).

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2-11-103 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)(a) "Government act" means the denial or issuance with conditions of a permit, certificate, license, or the equivalent of a permit, certificate, or license issued by a government entity.

(b)The term does not mean:

(i)litigation in which a government entity or other person litigates the authority of the government entity to take an act provided in subsection (1)(a);

(ii)an act provided in subsection (1)(a) for which a citation or warning is issued, other than the statement required by 2-11-104 , on which a reference clearly appears to the legal authority for the government action; or

(iii)a legislative act by the state of Montana.

(2)"Government entity" means a state agency or a local government unit. (3

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2-11-103 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) (a) "Government act" means the denial or issuance with conditions of a permit, certificate, license, or the equivalent of a permit, certificate, or license issued by a government entity.
(b) The term does not mean:
(i) litigation in which a government entity or other person litigates the authority of the government entity to take an act provided in subsection (1)(a);
(ii) an act provided in subsection (1)(a) for which a citation or warning is issued, other than the statement required by 2-11-104 , on which a reference clearly appears to the legal authority for the government action; or
(iii) a legislative act by the state of Montana.
(2) "Government entity" means a state agency or a local government unit.
(3) "Local government unit" means a city, county, town, unincorporated municipality or village, or special taxing unit or district and any commission, board, bureau, or other office of the unit.
(4) "Rule" has the meaning provided in 2-4-102 .
(5) "State agency" has the meaning provided in 2-4-102 (2)(a).
(6) "Statement of government authority" or "statement" means the statement required by 2-11-104 .