Montana § 7-4-2813 - Maintenance Of Records
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-4-2813 — Maintenance Of Records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-4-2813. Maintenance Of Records
Maintenance of records. (1) The county surveyor shall keep in the office a record of all surveys and plats made or caused to be made by the surveyor, to be recorded in proper books provided for that purpose. The county surveyor shall also keep on file and for record, in suitable plat books provided for that purpose, copies of all plats made or caused to be made by the surveyor and have recorded in the books a description of every public highway within the county. (2) All books of record, together with original drawings and the original book or books of field notes, calculations, and computations, are and remain the property of the county and must be preserved as county records.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 7-4-2813 cover?
Section 7-4-2813 ("Maintenance Of Records") 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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