Montana § 7-7-131 Bankruptcy -- Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 7-7-131 — Bankruptcy -- Definitions

Montana § 7-7-131

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 7DEBT MANAGEMENT

Part 1General Provisions Related to Local Governments

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-7-131 (2026).

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7-7-131 . Bankruptcy -- definitions. As used in 7-7-132 through 7-7-134 and this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Legislative body" means:

(a)the governing body of a city or town;

(b)the governing body of a local entity that is a district if, by law, the district must have a governing body; or

(c)the governing body of the city, town, or county that created a local entity that is a district if law does not require the district to have a separate governing body. Unless otherwise agreed to by the governing bodies of the county and of the city or town, a joint board composed of an equal number of members from each governing body shall act as the district governing body of a district that was jointly created by the county and the city or town.

(2)"Local entity" means a distric

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7-7-131 . Bankruptcy -- definitions. As used in 7-7-132 through 7-7-134 and this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Legislative body" means:
(a) the governing body of a city or town;
(b) the governing body of a local entity that is a district if, by law, the district must have a governing body; or
(c) the governing body of the city, town, or county that created a local entity that is a district if law does not require the district to have a separate governing body. Unless otherwise agreed to by the governing bodies of the county and of the city or town, a joint board composed of an equal number of members from each governing body shall act as the district governing body of a district that was jointly created by the county and the city or town.
(2) "Local entity" means a district created under Title 7, chapter 12, a city, or a town, but the term does not include a county.