1-1-201. Terms of wide applicability. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in the Montana Code Annotated:
(a) "Oath" includes an affirmation or declaration.
(b) "Person" includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person.
(c) "Several" means two or more.
(d) "State", when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories.
(e) "United States" includes the District of Columbia and the territories.
(2) Wherever the word "man" or "men" or a word that includes the syllable "man" or "men" in combination with other syllables, such as "workman", appears in this code, the word or syllable includes "woman" or "women" unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent and unless the subject matter of the statute relates clearly and necessarily to a specific sex only.
(3) Whenever the term "heretofore" occurs in any statute, it must be construed to mean any time previous to the day the statute takes effect. Whenever the word "hereafter" occurs, it must be construed to mean the time after the statute containing the term takes effect.
History: (1)En. Sec. 16, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 16, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 4, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 16, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 17; re-en. Sec. 16, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 11-114, Ch. 264, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 309, L. 1977; Sec. 19-103, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 12-216 by Sec. 61, Ch. 535, L. 1975; Sec. 12-217, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 4670, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6232, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8782, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8782, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 19-104, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 12-217, 19-103(part), (6), (7), (14), (27), (29), 19-104; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Part 2. General Definitions of Terms Used in Code
1-1-201. Terms of wide applicability
1-1-202. Terms relating to procedure and the judiciary
1-1-203. Terms relating to instruments and other writings
1-1-204. Terms denoting state of mind
1-1-205. Terms relating to property and decedents' estates
1-1-206. Terms relating to obligations and transactions
1-1-208. Terms relating to legislature
1-1-209. through 1-1-213 reserved
1-1-215. Residence -- rules for determining
1-1-216. Legal holidays and business days
1-1-217. Notice -- actual and constructive
1-1-218. Words giving joint authority
1-1-219. Relationship by affinity
1-1-220. through 1-1-223 reserved
1-1-224. Observance of right to keep and bear arms
1-1-225. Arbor Day as official day of observance
1-1-226. Official observance of Montana's hunting heritage
1-1-228. American Indian heritage day
1-1-229. State teen driver safety day
1-1-230. Welcome home Vietnam veterans day