Montana § 49-1-102 - Freedom From Discrimination
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 49-1-102 — Freedom From Discrimination, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-102. Freedom From Discrimination
Freedom from discrimination. (1) The right to be free from discrimination because of race, creed, religion, color, sex, as defined in 1-1-201 , physical or mental disability, age, or national origin is recognized as and declared to be a civil right. This right must include but not be limited to: (a) the right to obtain and hold employment without discrimination; and (b) the right to the full enjoyment of any of the accommodation facilities or privileges of any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement. (2) This section does not prevent the nonarbitrary consideration in adoption proceedings of relevant information concerning the factors listed in subsection (1). Consideration of religious factors by a licensed child-placing agency that is affiliated with a particular religious faith is not arbitrary consideration of religion within the meaning of this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-1-102 ("Freedom From Discrimination") 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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