Montana § 69-3-105 Access To Commission Records And Reports -- Protective Order

Montana Statutes

§ 69-3-105 — Access To Commission Records And Reports -- Protective Order

Montana § 69-3-105

Title 69PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 3REGULATION OF UTILITIES

Part 1Role of Commission and Power of Eminent Domain

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-105 (2026).

Text

69-3-105 . Access to commission records and reports -- protective order.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), the reports, records, accounts, files, papers, and memoranda of every nature in the possession of the commission are open to the public during regular business hours, as defined in 2-16-117 .

(2)The commission may issue a protective order when necessary to preserve trade secrets, as defined in 30-14-402 , or other information that must be protected under law, as required to carry out its regulatory functions.

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69-3-105 . Access to commission records and reports -- protective order. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the reports, records, accounts, files, papers, and memoranda of every nature in the possession of the commission are open to the public during regular business hours, as defined in 2-16-117 .
(2) The commission may issue a protective order when necessary to preserve trade secrets, as defined in 30-14-402 , or other information that must be protected under law, as required to carry out its regulatory functions.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 9, Ch. 52, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3889, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3889, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 93, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 70-111; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 77, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 2005.