Montana § 85-7-1616 - Required Records And Audits

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§ 85-7-1616. Required Records And Audits

Required records and audits. (1) The board of control shall keep or cause to be kept, in the form prescribed by the department of administration, a full and complete book and record of the accounts, records, contracts, securities, minutes of meetings, and other matters of every kind pertaining to or belonging to the joint operation of the irrigation districts. (2) The department of administration shall prescribe forms for the use of the board of control. (3) The accounting records of all boards of control must be audited in accordance with 2-7-503 .

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 85-7-1616 ("Required Records And Audits") 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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