Montana § 7-4-4604 Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 7-4-4604 — Duties

Montana § 7-4-4604

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 4OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Part 46Office of City Attorney

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-4604 (2026).

Text

7-4-4604 . Duties. The city attorney shall:

(1)appear before the city court and other courts and prosecute on behalf of the city;

(2)serve upon the attorney general within 10 days of the filing or receipt a copy of any notice of appeal that the city attorney files or receives in a criminal proceeding;

(3)when required, draft for the city council contracts and ordinances for the government of the city;

(4)when required, give to the mayor or city council written opinions on questions pertaining to the duties and the rights, liabilities, and powers of the city; and

(5)perform other duties that pertain to the functions of the city council or that the city council prescribes by resolution.

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7-4-4604 . Duties. The city attorney shall:
(1) appear before the city court and other courts and prosecute on behalf of the city;
(2) serve upon the attorney general within 10 days of the filing or receipt a copy of any notice of appeal that the city attorney files or receives in a criminal proceeding;
(3) when required, draft for the city council contracts and ordinances for the government of the city;
(4) when required, give to the mayor or city council written opinions on questions pertaining to the duties and the rights, liabilities, and powers of the city; and
(5) perform other duties that pertain to the functions of the city council or that the city council prescribes by resolution.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6, p. 64, Ex. L. 1887; amd. Sec. 9, p. 182, L. 1889; amd. Sec. 4787, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3256, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5038, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4391; re-en. Sec. 5038, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-811(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 428, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 2005.