Montana § 18-5-502 - Preference To Blind Persons
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 18-5-502 — Preference To Blind Persons, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-5-502. Preference To Blind Persons
Preference to blind persons. (1) Whenever state property is proposed to be made available to private persons for use as a vending facility, if two or more substantially equal proposals submitted by responsible bidders are determined to most closely meet the purchasing agency's specifications and if one of the proposals has been submitted by a blind person, the contract must be awarded to the blind person. (2) For purposes of this section, proposals are substantially equal if their overall ratings, as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with the request for proposal, do not differ by more than 3%. (3) Any contract awarded pursuant to this section to a blind person must prohibit transfer of the contract by sublease, assignment, or any other method.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-5-502 ("Preference To Blind Persons") 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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