Montana § 7-2-2103 - Qualifications For Municipality Or Village To Be County Seat
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-2-2103 — Qualifications For Municipality Or Village To Be County Seat, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-2-2103. Qualifications For Municipality Or Village To Be County Seat
Qualifications for municipality or village to be county seat. No city, town, or village shall become the temporary or permanent county seat of any county organized under the provisions of part 22 or created by an act of the legislature unless such city or town shall have been incorporated in the manner provided by law or unless such village shall have been regularly platted and a plat thereof filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder and there be fifty qualified electors residing within the boundaries of such platted village.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 7-2-2103 cover?
Section 7-2-2103 ("Qualifications For Municipality Or Village To Be County Seat") 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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