Montana § 7-3-185 - Scope Of Study Commission Recommendations
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-185 — Scope Of Study Commission Recommendations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-3-185. Scope Of Study Commission Recommendations
Scope of study commission recommendations. (1) (a) A study commission examining the government of a county may: (i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government; (ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6; (iii) draft a charter; (iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation or amendments to an existing consolidation; (v) in cooperation with a study commission in an adjoining county, recommend county merger; or (vi) submit no recommendation. (b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (1)(a), a county study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with a study commission of another county or with a study commission of one or more municipalities. (2) (a) A study commission examining the government of a municipality may: (i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government; (ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6; (iii) draft a charter; (iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation; (v) recommend disincorporation; or (vi) submit no recommendation. (b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (2)(a), a municipal study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with: (i) a county study commission; (ii) a county study commission and one or more municipal study commissions; or (iii) one or more municipal study commissions.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-3-185 ("Scope Of Study Commission Recommendations") 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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