Montana § 85-7-2045 Right To Protest Levy Of Special Taxes Or Assessments

Montana Statutes

§ 85-7-2045 — Right To Protest Levy Of Special Taxes Or Assessments

Montana § 85-7-2045

Title 85WATER USE

Ch. 7IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

Part 20Indebtedness, Bonds, and Bankruptcy

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Mont. Code Ann. § 85-7-2045 (2026).

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85-7-2045 . Right to protest levy of special taxes or assessments.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), within 30 days after the first publication date of a notice of a resolution of intention, a property owner liable to be assessed for the costs of improvements proposed in the resolution of intention pursuant to 85-7-2043 may make a written protest against the proposed issuance of the bonds or proposed levy of special taxes or assessments, or both. The protest must be in writing, identify the property owned by the protestor, and be signed by all owners of the property. The protest must be delivered to the commission secretary, who shall endorse the date of the receipt of the protest document.

(2)If the 30-day period described in subsection (1) concludes on a holiday pursuant to 1-1-

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85-7-2045 . Right to protest levy of special taxes or assessments. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), within 30 days after the first publication date of a notice of a resolution of intention, a property owner liable to be assessed for the costs of improvements proposed in the resolution of intention pursuant to 85-7-2043 may make a written protest against the proposed issuance of the bonds or proposed levy of special taxes or assessments, or both. The protest must be in writing, identify the property owned by the protestor, and be signed by all owners of the property. The protest must be delivered to the commission secretary, who shall endorse the date of the receipt of the protest document.
(2) If the 30-day period described in subsection (1) concludes on a holiday pursuant to 1-1-216 or a Saturday or a Sunday, the period of protest is extended to the day immediately following the holiday, Saturday, or Sunday.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "owner" means, as of the date a protest is filed, the record owner of fee simple title to the irrigable acres to be assessed. The term does not include a tenant or other holder of a leasehold interest in the irrigable acres.