Montana § 10-3-404 - Contents Of Order -- Effect
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 10-3-404 — Contents Of Order -- Effect, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-3-404. Contents Of Order -- Effect
Contents of order -- effect. (1) An order or resolution declaring or terminating a state of emergency or disaster shall indicate the nature of the emergency or disaster, the area threatened, and the conditions which have brought about the proclamation or declaration or which make possible termination of the state of emergency or disaster. Such order or resolution shall be disseminated promptly by means calculated to bring its contents to the attention of the general public and shall be filed promptly with the division and the agency charged with recording the official records of the political subdivision. (2) The effect of an emergency proclamation or a disaster declaration is to activate applicable parts of the local or interjurisdictional disaster and emergency plan and program and to authorize the furnishing of aid and assistance in accordance with such plans and programs.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-3-404 ("Contents Of Order -- Effect") 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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