Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Surface Water and Ground Water
Part 2. Adjudication of Water Rights

85-2-201. Repealed - 85-2-201. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-202. Repealed - 85-2-202. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-203. Repealed - 85-2-203. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-204. Repealed - 85-2-204. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-205. Repealed - 85-2-205. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-206. Repealed - 85-2-206. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-207. Repealed - 85-2-207. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-208. Repealed - 85-2-208. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-209. Repealed - 85-2-209. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-210. Repealed - 85-2-210. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....

85-2-211. Repealed - 85-2-211. Repealed. Sec. 315, Ch. 42, L. 1997. History: En....

85-2-212. Order by supreme court - 85-2-212. Order by supreme court. (1) The Montana supreme court...

85-2-213. Notice of order - 85-2-213. Notice of order. To ensure that all persons who...

85-2-214. Commencement of action - 85-2-214. Commencement of action. (1) The action for the adjudication...

85-2-215. Consolidation of matters - 85-2-215. Consolidation of matters. The water judge may consolidate all...

85-2-216. Venue for water rights determinations - 85-2-216. Venue for water rights determinations. All matters concerning the...

85-2-217. Suspension of adjudication - 85-2-217. Suspension of adjudication. While negotiations for the conclusion of...

85-2-218. Process and criteria for designating priority basins or subbasins - 85-2-218. Process and criteria for designating priority basins or subbasins....

85-2-219. and 85-2-220 reserved - 85-2-219 and 85-2-220 reserved.

85-2-221. Filing of claim of existing water right -- filing late claim - 85-2-221. Filing of claim of existing water right -- filing...

85-2-222. Definition -- filing process -- notice - 85-2-222. Definition -- filing process -- notice. (1) As used...

85-2-223. Public recreational uses - 85-2-223. Public recreational uses. The department of fish, wildlife, and...

85-2-224. Statement of claim - 85-2-224. Statement of claim. (1) The statement of claim for...

85-2-225. Filing fee -- processing fee for remitted claims - 85-2-225. Filing fee -- processing fee for remitted claims. (1)...

85-2-226. Abandonment by failure to file claim - 85-2-226. Abandonment by failure to file claim. The failure to...

85-2-227. Claim to constitute prima facie evidence -- relevant evidence -- abandonment -- criteria for presumption of municipal nonabandonment - 85-2-227. Claim to constitute prima facie evidence -- relevant evidence...

85-2-228. Federal reserved water rights with priority date of July 1, 1973, or later -- process and adjudication -- purpose - 85-2-228. Federal reserved water rights with priority date of July...

85-2-229. and 85-2-230 reserved - 85-2-229 and 85-2-230 reserved.

85-2-231. Temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, and supplemental preliminary decree - 85-2-231. Temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, and supplemental preliminary decree....

85-2-232. Availability of temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, or supplemental preliminary decree - 85-2-232. Availability of temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, or supplemental...

85-2-233. Hearing on decrees or petition -- procedure - 85-2-233. Hearing on decrees or petition -- procedure. (1) (a)...

85-2-234. Final decree - 85-2-234. Final decree. (1) The water judge shall, on the...

85-2-235. Appeals - 85-2-235. Appeals. (1) A person whose existing rights and priorities...

85-2-236. Certificate of water right - 85-2-236. Certificate of water right. When a final decree is...

85-2-237. Reopening and review of decrees - 85-2-237. (Temporary) Reopening and review of decrees. (1) After July...

85-2-238. through 85-2-240 reserved - 85-2-238 through 85-2-240 reserved.

85-2-241. Repealed - 85-2-241. Repealed. Sec. 38, Ch. 389, L. 1999. History: En....

85-2-242. Repealed - 85-2-242. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 651, L. 1987. History: En....

85-2-243. Department assistance to water judges - 85-2-243. Department assistance to water judges. (1) The department, subject...

85-2-244. through 85-2-246 reserved - 85-2-244 through 85-2-246 reserved.

85-2-247. Purpose - 85-2-247. Purpose. (1) Because the state of Montana is the...

85-2-248. Resolution of issue remarks other than by objection - 85-2-248. Resolution of issue remarks other than by objection. (1)...

85-2-249. Prioritization of workload - 85-2-249. Prioritization of workload. The chief water judge may place...

85-2-250. Definition - 85-2-250. Definition. For the purposes of 85-2-247 through 85-2-249, "issue...

85-2-251. through 85-2-269 reserved - 85-2-251 through 85-2-269 reserved.

85-2-270. Findings -- purpose - 85-2-270. (Temporary) Findings -- purpose. (1) The purpose of 85-2-271,...

85-2-271. Benchmarks -- action taken if not met -- claims examination priority - 85-2-271. (Temporary) Benchmarks -- action taken if not met --...

85-2-272. Repealed - 85-2-272. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....

85-2-273. Repealed - 85-2-273. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....

85-2-274. and 85-2-275 reserved - 85-2-274 and 85-2-275 reserved.

85-2-276. Repealed - 85-2-276. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....

85-2-277. and 85-2-278 reserved - 85-2-277 and 85-2-278 reserved.

85-2-279. Repealed - 85-2-279. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....

85-2-280. Water adjudication account - 85-2-280. (Temporary) Water adjudication account. (1) There is a water...

85-2-281. Reporting requirements - 85-2-281. (Temporary) Reporting requirements. The department and the water court...

85-2-282. Examination of claims in verified basins - 85-2-282. (Temporary) Examination of claims in verified basins. (1) At...

85-2-283. Repealed - 85-2-283. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....