Montana § 5-11-205 - Publication Of Laws -- Format
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§ 5-11-205. Publication Of Laws -- Format
Publication of laws -- format. (1) The legislative services division shall publish all laws and resolutions passed or adopted by each session of the legislature in a publication to be known as the Laws of Montana. (2) Laws of each session must be printed in the Laws of Montana in the order that they have been filed in the office of the secretary of state with the chapter number assigned by the secretary of state as the heading. The chapter number must also appear as part of each page heading. In all laws containing amendments to an existing law, the new parts designated in the act by underlining must be printed in italics in the Laws of Montana and deleted provisions must be shown as stricken. The senate or house bill number may be omitted from each act. (3) Reference to the laws of a legislative session may be made as follows: "Chapter.... (giving number), Laws of.... (giving the year enacted)". (4) Resolutions adopted by each session of the legislature must be printed in a separate section of the Laws of Montana with the type of resolution and its number as a heading. (5) The legislative services division shall also publish in the Laws of Montana the indexes required by 5-11-206 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 5-11-205 cover?
Section 5-11-205 ("Publication Of Laws -- Format") 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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