7-2-4902. Disincorporation by election. (1) Any city or town may be disincorporated in the manner provided in this section.
(2) If the registered electors of a city or town equal in number to at least 15% of the number of municipal electors registered at the last municipal general election petition the board of county commissioners of the county where the city or town is situated to disincorporate the city or town or if the city governing body by a two-thirds vote of all its members resolves to disincorporate, then the board shall order an election to be held within the city or town on the question of disincorporating the city or town. The election must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 99, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-309(1), (2); amd. Sec. 296, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 504, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 319, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
Part 49. Disincorporation of Municipalities
7-2-4901. Automatic disincorporation
7-2-4902. Disincorporation by election
7-2-4905. Effect of insufficient vote to disincorporate
7-2-4906. Effect of sufficient vote to disincorporate
7-2-4907. through 7-2-4910 reserved
7-2-4911. Certification of financial condition
7-2-4912. Management of unencumbered cash
7-2-4913. Release of public property to county commissioners
7-2-4914. Disposition of city court records
7-2-4915. Effect of disincorporation on prior legal rights
7-2-4916. Payment of debts and collection of receivables of disincorporated municipality
7-2-4917. Procedure to collect receivables
7-2-4918. Tax levy in event of insolvency
7-2-4919. Management of surplus assets deposited to special fund
7-2-4920. Payment of costs and expenses from special county fund