Montana Code — 1
Browse 284 sections in division 1 of the Montana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1-1-101. Definition Of Law
- § 1-1-102. How Expressed
- § 1-1-103. Laws -- Written Or Unwritten
- § 1-1-104. Written Law Defined
- § 1-1-105. Constitution And Statutes
- § 1-1-106. Public And Private Statutes
- § 1-1-107. Unwritten Law Defined
- § 1-1-108. Common Law -- Applicability Of
- § 1-1-109. Common Law Of England -- When Rule Of Decision
- § 1-1-110. Case Law -- Applicability
- § 1-1-201. Terms Of Wide Applicability
- § 1-1-202. Terms Relating To Procedure And The Judiciary
- § 1-1-203. Terms Relating To Instruments And Other Writings
- § 1-1-204. Terms Denoting State Of Mind
- § 1-1-205. Terms Relating To Property And Decedents' Estates
- § 1-1-206. Terms Relating To Obligations And Transactions
- § 1-1-207. Miscellaneous Terms
- § 1-1-208. Terms Relating To Legislature
- § 1-1-209. Through 1-1-213 Reserved
- § 1-1-214. Repealed
- § 1-1-215. Residence -- Rules For Determining
- § 1-1-216. Legal Holidays And Business Days
- § 1-1-217. Notice -- Actual And Constructive
- § 1-1-218. Words Giving Joint Authority
- § 1-1-219. Relationship By Affinity
- § 1-1-220. Through 1-1-223 Reserved
- § 1-1-224. Observance Of Right To Keep And Bear Arms
- § 1-1-225. Arbor Day As Official Day Of Observance
- § 1-1-226. Official Observance Of Montana's Hunting Heritage
- § 1-1-227. Bill Of Rights Day
- § 1-1-228. American Indian Heritage Day
- § 1-1-229. State Teen Driver Safety Day
- § 1-1-230. Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
- § 1-1-231. Juneteenth National Freedom Day
- § 1-1-232. Montana Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
- § 1-1-233. Montana Mining Day
- § 1-1-301. Definitions
- § 1-1-302. Computation Of Time -- What Calendar Used
- § 1-1-303. Leap Year
- § 1-1-304. Computation Of Fractions Of A Year
- § 1-1-305. Computation Of Time -- When Fractions Of A Day Disregarded
- § 1-1-306. Computation Of Time -- Which Days Counted
- § 1-1-307. Postponement Of Day Appointed For An Action When It Falls On A Holiday Or Saturday
- § 1-1-401. People Defined
- § 1-1-402. Citizens Defined
- § 1-1-403. Allegiance
- § 1-1-404. Allegiance -- How Renounced
- § 1-1-405. Persons Not Citizens
- § 1-1-406. Through 1-1-410 Reserved
- § 1-1-411. Certain State Services Denied To Illegal Aliens
- § 1-1-501. Great Seal
- § 1-1-502. State Flag
- § 1-1-503. State Floral Emblem
- § 1-1-504. State Bird
- § 1-1-505. State Gem Stones
- § 1-1-506. State Grass
- § 1-1-507. State Fish
- § 1-1-508. State Animal
- § 1-1-509. State Fossil
- § 1-1-510. English As Official And Primary Language Of State And Local Governments
- § 1-1-511. State Ballad
- § 1-1-512. State Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
- § 1-1-513. State Arboretum
- § 1-1-514. State Butterfly
- § 1-1-515. Montana Medal Of Valor Established
- § 1-1-516. State Korean War Veterans' Memorial -- Butte
- § 1-1-517. State Korean War Veterans' Memorial -- Missoula
- § 1-1-518. State Veterans' Memorial Rose Garden
- § 1-1-519. Montana State Firefighters' Memorial
- § 1-1-520. Renumbered 1-1-540
- § 1-1-521. State Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans' Memorial
- § 1-1-522. Repealed
- § 1-1-523. Montana Veterans' Memorial
- § 1-1-524. Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park
- § 1-1-525. Montana Cowboy Hall Of Fame
- § 1-1-526. Official Home Of Evelyn Cameron Gallery -- Terry
- § 1-1-527. Shelby Veterans' Memorial Flag Monument
- § 1-1-528. State Fruit
- § 1-1-529. State Sport
- § 1-1-530. State Lullaby
- § 1-1-531. State Soil
- § 1-1-532. Through 1-1-539 Reserved
- § 1-1-540. Display Of Historical Writings Or Documents In Or On Public Buildings Or On State Land -- Definitions
- § 1-1-541. Display Of Pow/mia Flag
- § 1-1-542. Through 1-1-544 Reserved
- § 1-1-545. Legislative Findings
- § 1-1-546. Definitions
- § 1-1-547. Display Of Flags And Banners On Government Property
- § 1-2-101. Role Of The Judge -- Preference To Construction Giving Each Provision Meaning
- § 1-2-102. Intention Of The Legislature -- Particular And General Provisions
- § 1-2-103. Statutes In Derogation Of The Common Law -- Liberal Construction
- § 1-2-104. Preference To Construction Favoring Natural Right
- § 1-2-105. General Definitional Rules -- Verb Tense, Gender, And Number
- § 1-2-106. Construction Of Words And Phrases
- § 1-2-107. Applicability Of Definitions
- § 1-2-108. Reference To Other Titles, Chapters, Parts, Sections, Or Subsections -- Subsequent Amendments
- § 1-2-109. When Laws Retroactive
- § 1-2-110. All Statutes Subject To Repeal
- § 1-2-111. Effect Of Code On Special, Local, And Private Statutes
- § 1-2-112. Statutes Imposing New Local Government Duties
- § 1-2-113. Statutes Imposing New Duties On A School District To Provide Means Of Financing
- § 1-2-114. Bill Restriction
- § 1-2-115. Enforcement
- § 1-2-116. State Agencies Not To Shift Cost To Local Governments
- § 1-2-117. Construction Of Right Of Individual Privacy
- § 1-2-201. Statutes -- Effective Date
- § 1-2-202. Joint Resolutions -- Effective Date
- § 1-2-203. Effect Of Amendment Of Statute
- § 1-2-204. Amendment Of Repealed Act Void
- § 1-2-205. Repeal Of Law Creating Criminal Offense
- § 1-2-206. Repeal Of Repealed Statute
- § 1-2-207. Repeal Of Repealing Act -- No Revival
- § 1-2-208.
- § 1-2-209. Revision Of Termination Date -- Conflicting Amendments -- No Revival Of Terminated Amendment
- § 1-3-101. Purpose Of Maxims
- § 1-3-102. Through 1-3-109 Reserved
- § 1-3-110. Mountain Daylight Time
- § 1-3-201. Obsolete Reason, Obsolete Rule
- § 1-3-202. Same Reason, Same Rule
- § 1-3-203. Change In Purpose
- § 1-3-204. Waiver Of Benefit Of Law
- § 1-3-205. Limit On Rights
- § 1-3-206. Consent
- § 1-3-207. Acquiescence
- § 1-3-208. Own Wrong -- No Advantage
- § 1-3-209. Fraudulent Dispossession
- § 1-3-210. Acts On One's Behalf
- § 1-3-211. Acts Of Others
- § 1-3-212. Benefit -- Burden
- § 1-3-213. Grant Includes Essentials
- § 1-3-214. Wrong -- Remedy
- § 1-3-215. Equal In Right Or Wrong
- § 1-3-216. Preference To Earliest
- § 1-3-217. Beyond Control
- § 1-3-218. Vigilance
- § 1-3-219. Form And Substance
- § 1-3-220. What Ought To Have Been Done
- § 1-3-221. Apparent Nonexistence
- § 1-3-222. Impossibilities
- § 1-3-223. Idle Acts
- § 1-3-224. Trifles
- § 1-3-225. Particular Versus General
- § 1-3-226. Preference For Contemporaneity
- § 1-3-227. Smaller Within Larger
- § 1-3-228. Superfluity
- § 1-3-229. Certainty
- § 1-3-230. Void Act
- § 1-3-231. Principal
- § 1-3-232. Avoiding Voidness
- § 1-3-233. Reasonableness
- § 1-3-234. Third Parties -- Who Suffers
- § 1-4-101. Role Of The Judge -- Preference To Construction Giving Each Provision Meaning
- § 1-4-102. Consideration Of Circumstances Surrounding Execution
- § 1-4-103. Intention Of The Parties -- Particular And General Provisions
- § 1-4-104. Preference To Construction Favoring Natural Right
- § 1-4-105. Written Words Versus Words In Printed Form
- § 1-4-106. Interpretation Of Language According To Usage In Place Of Execution
- § 1-4-107. Construction Of Terms
- § 1-4-108. Construction Of The Terms Of A Notice
- § 1-4-109. Superseded
- § 1-4-110. Hydrocarbons Distinguished
- § 1-4-111. Purpose
- § 1-4-112. Fossils Distinguished
- § 1-4-201. Seal Defined
- § 1-4-202. Manner Of Making A Seal
- § 1-4-203. Acceptance Of Foreign Seals
- § 1-4-204. Distinctions Between Sealed And Unsealed Abolished
- § 1-4-205. Effect Of Instruments Without A Seal
- § 1-4-206. Change In Writing Under Seal By Unsealed Writing
- § 1-4-207. Compromise Or Settlement Of A Debt By Unsealed Writing
- § 1-5-101. Repealed
- § 1-5-102. Repealed
- § 1-5-103. Repealed
- § 1-5-104. Repealed
- § 1-5-105. Repealed
- § 1-5-106. Repealed
- § 1-5-107. Repealed
- § 1-5-108. Repealed
- § 1-5-109. Repealed
- § 1-5-110. Repealed
- § 1-5-201. Repealed
- § 1-5-202. Repealed
- § 1-5-203. Repealed
- § 1-5-204. Repealed
- § 1-5-205. Repealed
- § 1-5-206. Repealed
- § 1-5-207. Repealed
- § 1-5-208. Repealed
- § 1-5-301. Who May Prove Execution Of Instrument
- § 1-5-302. When Execution May Be Proved By Handwriting
- § 1-5-303. Facts That Must Be Shown When Offering Proof Of Handwriting
- § 1-5-304. Powers Of Officer Taking Proof Of Execution
- § 1-5-305. Contents Of Certificate Of Proof
- § 1-5-401. Repealed
- § 1-5-402. Repealed
- § 1-5-403. Repealed
- § 1-5-404. Repealed
- § 1-5-405. Repealed
- § 1-5-406. Repealed
- § 1-5-407. Repealed
- § 1-5-408. Repealed
- § 1-5-409. Repealed
- § 1-5-410. Through 1-5-414 Reserved
- § 1-5-415. Repealed
- § 1-5-416. Repealed
- § 1-5-417. Repealed
- § 1-5-418. Repealed
- § 1-5-419. Repealed
- § 1-5-420. Repealed
- § 1-5-501. Repealed
- § 1-5-502. Repealed
- § 1-5-503. Repealed
- § 1-5-504. Repealed
- § 1-5-505. Repealed
- § 1-5-506. Repealed
- § 1-5-507. Repealed
- § 1-5-601. Short Title
- § 1-5-602. Definitions
- § 1-5-603. Requirements For Certain Notarial Acts -- Personal And Remote Appearance -- Identification Methods
- § 1-5-604. Notarial Acts In This State -- Authority To Perform Notarial Act
- § 1-5-605. Notarial Act In Another State -- Reciprocity -- Notary Public Authority
- § 1-5-606. Notarial Acts Under Authority Of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
- § 1-5-607. Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority
- § 1-5-608. Foreign Notarial Acts
- § 1-5-609. Certificate Of Notarial Acts
- § 1-5-610. Short Forms
- § 1-5-611. Uniformity Of Application And Construction
- § 1-5-612. Through 1-5-614 Reserved
- § 1-5-615. Notarial Act Regarding Electronic Record -- Selection Of System -- Notification -- Training
- § 1-5-616. Official Signature And Stamp
- § 1-5-617. Stamping Device
- § 1-5-618. Audiovisual Recordings -- Notary Public Journal -- Security And Retention
- § 1-5-619. Notary Public Qualifications -- Commission -- Renewals
- § 1-5-620. Examination And Education Of Notary Public -- Fee
- § 1-5-621. Grounds To Deny -- Terms For Refusing To Renew, Revoking, Suspending, Or Conditioning Notary Public Commissions
- § 1-5-622. Authority And Requirements To Refuse To Perform Notarial Act
- § 1-5-623. Signature If Principal Unable To Sign
- § 1-5-624. Validity Of Notarial Acts
- § 1-5-625. Prohibited Acts -- Advertising Requirements
- § 1-5-626. Fees For Notarial Acts -- Collection Of Fees
- § 1-5-627. Database Of Notaries Public
- § 1-5-628. Rulemaking
- § 1-5-629. Authority And Venue For Notarial Acts
- § 1-5-630. Solemnization Of Marriage Authorized
- § 1-5-631. Evidence Of Authenticity Of Notarial Act For Record Sent To Foreign Country
- § 1-5-632. Unlawful Acts -- Penalties
- § 1-6-101. Officers Who May Administer Oaths
- § 1-6-102. Form Of Ordinary Oath
- § 1-6-103. Variation Of Oath To Suit Witness's Belief
- § 1-6-104. Affirmation Or Declaration In Lieu Of Oath
- § 1-6-105. Unsworn Declarations -- Penalty Of Perjury
- § 1-11-101. Definitions
- § 1-11-102. Name -- Citation -- Correct Form
- § 1-11-103.
- § 1-11-201. Code Commissioner
- § 1-11-202. Qualifications Of Code Commissioner
- § 1-11-203. Supervision By Legislative Council
- § 1-11-204. Duties Of Code Commissioner
- § 1-11-301.
- § 1-11-302.
- § 1-11-303. Authority To Issue Ancillary Publications
- § 1-11-304. Copyrights Prohibited
- § 1-11-401. Short Title
- § 1-11-402. Definitions
- § 1-11-403. Applicability
- § 1-11-404. Legal Material In Official Electronic Record
- § 1-11-405. Authentication Of Official Electronic Record
- § 1-11-406. Effect Of Authentication
- § 1-11-407. Preservation And Security Of Legal Material In Official Electronic Record
- § 1-11-408. Public Access To Legal Material In Official Electronic Record
- § 1-11-409. Standards
- § 1-11-410. Uniformity Of Application And Construction
- § 1-11-411. Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
- § 1-12-101. Appointment, Composition, Term Of Office
- § 1-12-102. Vacancies
- § 1-12-103. Repealed
- § 1-12-104. Duties Of Commissioners
- § 1-13-101. Repealed
- § 1-13-102. Repealed
- § 1-13-103. Repealed
- § 1-13-104. Reserved
- § 1-13-105. Repealed
- § 1-13-106. Through 1-13-110 Reserved
- § 1-13-111. Repealed