Montana § 2-3-201 - Legislative Intent -- Liberal Construction
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 2-3-201 — Legislative Intent -- Liberal Construction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-3-201. Legislative Intent -- Liberal Construction
Legislative intent -- liberal construction. The legislature finds and declares that public boards, commissions, councils, and other public agencies in this state exist to aid in the conduct of the peoples' business. It is the intent of this part that actions and deliberations of all public agencies shall be conducted openly. The people of the state do not wish to abdicate their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. Toward these ends, the provisions of the part shall be liberally construed.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-3-201 ("Legislative Intent -- Liberal Construction") 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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