Montana Statutes
§ 2-3-201 — Legislative Intent -- Liberal Construction
Montana·Title 2 GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION·Ch. 3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS·Part 2 Open Meetings
2-3-201 . Legislative intent -- liberal construction. The legislature finds and declares that public boards, commissions, councils, and other public agencies in this state exist to aid in the conduct of the peoples' business. It is the intent of this part that actions and deliberations of all public agencies shall be conducted openly. The people of the state do not wish to abdicate their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. Toward these ends, the provisions of the part shall be liberally construed.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3401.
Nearby Sections
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§ 2-3-101
Legislative Intent§ 2-3-102
Definitions§ 2-3-103
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Period For Which Copy Retained§ 2-3-107
Proof Of Publication By Broadcast§ 2-3-108
Through 2-3-110 Reserved§ 2-3-112
Exceptions§ 2-3-113
Declaratory Rulings To Be Published§ 2-3-114
Enforcement -- Attorney Fees§ 2-3-202
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