Montana § 17-5-405 - Debt Service Account

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 17-5-405 — Debt Service Account, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 17-5-405. Debt Service Account

Debt service account. (1) Money in the debt service account must be used: (a) first, to pay interest and principal when due on long-range building program bonds; (b) second, to accumulate a reserve in the amount required in subsection (1)(c), for the further security of the payments; and (c) third, to maintain the reserve in an amount at least equal, after each interest and principal payment, to the maximum amount of interest and principal that will become due on all bonds that are outstanding in any subsequent fiscal year. (2) Money at any time received in the debt service account in excess of the principal, interest, and reserve requirements stated in subsection (1) must be transferred by the treasurer to the general fund. If the balance at any time on hand in the debt service account is not sufficient for compliance with subsection (1), the treasurer shall credit to the debt service account an amount sufficient to restore the balance from the general fund.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 17-5-405 ("Debt Service Account") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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