Montana § 1-2-108 Reference To Other Titles, Chapters, Parts, Sections, Or Subsections -- Subsequent Amendments

Montana Statutes

§ 1-2-108 — Reference To Other Titles, Chapters, Parts, Sections, Or Subsections -- Subsequent Amendments

Montana § 1-2-108

Title 1GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS

Ch. 2STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 1-2-108 (2026).

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1-2-108 . Reference to other titles, chapters, parts, sections, or subsections -- subsequent amendments.

(1)A statute which refers to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection number without further identification or attribution is presumed, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, to refer to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection of the Montana Code Annotated.

(2)A specific or implied reference to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection of the Montana Code Annotated is presumed to be a reference to that title, chapter, part, section, or subsection as it may be amended or changed from time to time. This presumption may be overcome only by a clear showing that a subsequent amendment or change in the title, chapter, part, section, or subsection is inconsistent w

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1-2-108 . Reference to other titles, chapters, parts, sections, or subsections -- subsequent amendments. (1) A statute which refers to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection number without further identification or attribution is presumed, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, to refer to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection of the Montana Code Annotated.
(2) A specific or implied reference to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection of the Montana Code Annotated is presumed to be a reference to that title, chapter, part, section, or subsection as it may be amended or changed from time to time. This presumption may be overcome only by a clear showing that a subsequent amendment or change in the title, chapter, part, section, or subsection is inconsistent with the continued purpose or meaning of the section referring to it.
(3) The presumption contained in subsection (2) applies retroactively as well as prospectively to any reference to a title, chapter, part, section, or subsection of the Montana Code Annotated, regardless of when the reference was created.