Montana Statutes
§ 7-5-137 — Effect Of Repeal Or Enactment Of Ordinance By Initiative Or Referendum
Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 5 GENERAL OPERATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS·Part 1 Local Government Ordinances, Resolutions, and Initiatives and Referendums
7-5-137 . Effect of repeal or enactment of ordinance by initiative or referendum. If an ordinance is repealed or enacted pursuant to a proposal initiated by the electors of a local government, the governing body may not for 2 years reenact or repeal the ordinance. If during the 2-year period the governing body enacts an ordinance similar to the one repealed pursuant to a referendum of the electors, a suit may be brought to determine whether the new ordinance is a reenactment without material change of the repealed ordinance. This section shall not prevent exercise of the initiative at any time to procure a reenactment of an ordinance repealed pursuant to referendum of the electors.
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Legislative History
En. 47A-3-106 by Sec. 9, Ch. 477, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-106(6)(d).
Nearby Sections
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§ 7-5-101
Definition§ 7-5-102
Construction Of Certain Sections§ 7-5-103
Ordinance Requirements§ 7-5-104
Emergency Ordinance§ 7-5-105
Effective Date Of Ordinance§ 7-5-106
Ordinance Veto Procedure§ 7-5-109
Penalty For Violation Of Ordinance§ 7-5-110
Through 7-5-120 Reserved§ 7-5-121
Resolution Requirements§ 7-5-122
Resolution Veto Procedure§ 7-5-123
Effective Date Of Resolutions§ 7-5-124
Through 7-5-130 Reserved§ 7-5-131
Right Of Initiative And Referendum