Montana Statutes
§ 7-12-1142 — Governing Body Not To Decrease Public Services
Montana § 7-12-1142
JurisdictionMontana
Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 12IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Part 11Business Improvement Districts
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 7-12-1142 (2026).
Text
7-12-1142 . Governing body not to decrease public services. The governing body may not decrease the level of public services in the district existing prior to the creation of the district unless the services at the same time are decreased throughout the jurisdictional area of the governing body, nor may it transfer the financial burden of providing those services to the district. The governing body may not discriminate in the provision of publicly funded services between areas included in such district and areas not so included.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 17, Ch. 656, L. 1985.
Nearby Sections
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§ 7-12-1101
Short Title§ 7-12-1102
Purpose§ 7-12-1103
Definitions§ 7-12-1104
Through 7-12-1110 Reserved§ 7-12-1111
Establishment Or Expansion Of District§ 7-12-1113
Protest Against Proposed District§ 7-12-1115
Resolution Creating Or Expanding District§ 7-12-1116
Through 7-12-1120 Reserved§ 7-12-1123
Removal Of Board Member§ 7-12-1124
Through 7-12-1130 Reserved§ 7-12-1131
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 7-12-1142, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/12/7-12-1142.