Montana § 2-2-207 Settlements To Be Withheld On Affidavit

Montana Statutes

§ 2-2-207 — Settlements To Be Withheld On Affidavit

Montana § 2-2-207

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 2STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

Part 2Proscribed Acts Related to Contracts and Claims

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-207 (2026).

Text

2-2-207 . Settlements to be withheld on affidavit.

(1)Each officer charged with the disbursement of public money who is informed by affidavit establishing probable cause that an officer whose account is about to be settled, audited, or paid has violated any of the provisions of this part shall suspend the settlement or payment and cause the officer to be prosecuted for the violation by the county attorney.

(2)If there is a judgment for the defendant upon prosecution, the proper officer may proceed to settle, audit, or pay the account as if an affidavit had not been filed.

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2-2-207 . Settlements to be withheld on affidavit. (1) Each officer charged with the disbursement of public money who is informed by affidavit establishing probable cause that an officer whose account is about to be settled, audited, or paid has violated any of the provisions of this part shall suspend the settlement or payment and cause the officer to be prosecuted for the violation by the county attorney.
(2) If there is a judgment for the defendant upon prosecution, the proper officer may proceed to settle, audit, or pay the account as if an affidavit had not been filed.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1026, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 374, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 450, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 926; re-en. Sec. 450, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 59-507; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 61, L. 2007.