Montana § 49-2-403 Specific Limits On Justification

Montana Statutes

§ 49-2-403 — Specific Limits On Justification

Montana § 49-2-403

Title 49HUMAN RIGHTS

Ch. 2ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION

Part 4Exceptions to Prohibitions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 49-2-403 (2026).

Text

49-2-403 . Specific limits on justification.

(1)Except as permitted in 49-2-303 (3) through (6) and 49-3-201 (5), sex, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, race, creed, religion, color, or national origin may not comprise justification for discrimination except for the legally demonstrable purpose of correcting a previous discriminatory practice.

(2)Age or mental disability may represent a legitimate discriminatory criterion in credit transactions only as it relates to a person's capacity to make or be bound by contracts or other obligations.

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49-2-403 . Specific limits on justification. (1) Except as permitted in 49-2-303 (3) through (6) and 49-3-201 (5), sex, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, race, creed, religion, color, or national origin may not comprise justification for discrimination except for the legally demonstrable purpose of correcting a previous discriminatory practice.
(2) Age or mental disability may represent a legitimate discriminatory criterion in credit transactions only as it relates to a person's capacity to make or be bound by contracts or other obligations.

Legislative History

En. 64-307 by Sec. 3, Ch. 283, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 121, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 524, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 38, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 64-307(1), (2); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 342, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 506, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 13, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 407, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 205, L. 2011.