Montana § 18-7-411 County Advertising -- Contract

Montana Statutes

§ 18-7-411 — County Advertising -- Contract

Montana § 18-7-411

Title 18PUBLIC CONTRACTS

Ch. 7PRINTING AND LEGAL NOTICES

Part 4County Printing

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Mont. Code Ann. § 18-7-411 (2026).

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18-7-411 . County advertising -- contract.

(1)The county commissioners shall contract for all advertising required by law. The advertising required by law must be awarded to a newspaper that:

(a)is published in the county;

(b)has general circulation;

(c)has been published continuously at least once a week in the county for the 12 months preceding the awarding of the contract; and

(d)prior to July 1 of each year, has submitted to the clerk and recorder a sworn statement that includes:

(i)circulation for the prior 12 months;

(ii)a statement of net distribution;

(iii)itemization of the circulation that is paid and that is free; and

(iv)the method of distribution.

(2)A newsletter or other document produced or published by the local government unit is not considered a newspaper that h

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18-7-411 . County advertising -- contract. (1) The county commissioners shall contract for all advertising required by law. The advertising required by law must be awarded to a newspaper that:
(a) is published in the county;
(b) has general circulation;
(c) has been published continuously at least once a week in the county for the 12 months preceding the awarding of the contract; and
(d) prior to July 1 of each year, has submitted to the clerk and recorder a sworn statement that includes:
(i) circulation for the prior 12 months;
(ii) a statement of net distribution;
(iii) itemization of the circulation that is paid and that is free; and
(iv) the method of distribution.
(2) A newsletter or other document produced or published by the local government unit is not considered a newspaper that has general circulation as provided in subsection (1).
(3) The term of a contract for county legal advertising may not exceed a period of 2 years.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6, Ch. 280, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 418, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 348, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1230; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 364, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 70, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 393, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 305, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 507, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 2007; Sec. 7-5-2411 , MCA 2007; redes. 18-7-411 by Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 372, L. 2017.