Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Chapter 1. General Provisions

Part 1. Meaning of Law

1-1-101. Definition of law - 1-1-101. Definition of law. "Law" is a solemn expression of...

1-1-102. How expressed - 1-1-102. How expressed. The will of the supreme power is...

1-1-103. Laws -- written or unwritten - 1-1-103. Laws -- written or unwritten. Laws, whether organic or...

1-1-104. Written law defined - 1-1-104. Written law defined. A written law is that which...

1-1-105. Constitution and statutes - 1-1-105. Constitution and statutes. The organic law is the constitution...

1-1-106. Public and private statutes - 1-1-106. Public and private statutes. Statutes are public or private....

1-1-107. Unwritten law defined - 1-1-107. Unwritten law defined. Unwritten law is the law that...

1-1-108. Common law -- applicability of - 1-1-108. Common law -- applicability of. In this state there...

1-1-109. Common law of England -- when rule of decision - 1-1-109. Common law of England -- when rule of decision....

Part 2. General Definitions of Terms Used in Code

1-1-201. Terms of wide applicability - 1-1-201. Terms of wide applicability. (1) Unless the context requires...

1-1-202. Terms relating to procedure and the judiciary - 1-1-202. Terms relating to procedure and the judiciary. Unless the...

1-1-203. Terms relating to instruments and other writings - 1-1-203. Terms relating to instruments and other writings. Unless the...

1-1-204. Terms denoting state of mind - 1-1-204. Terms denoting state of mind. Unless the context requires...

1-1-205. Terms relating to property and decedents' estates - 1-1-205. Terms relating to property and decedents' estates. Unless the...

1-1-206. Terms relating to obligations and transactions - 1-1-206. Terms relating to obligations and transactions. Unless the context...

1-1-207. Miscellaneous terms - 1-1-207. Miscellaneous terms. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following...

1-1-208. Terms relating to legislature - 1-1-208. Terms relating to legislature. (1) Unless the context requires...

1-1-209. through 1-1-213 reserved - 1-1-209 through 1-1-213 reserved.

1-1-214. Repealed - 1-1-214. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 17, L. 1991. History: En....

1-1-215. Residence -- rules for determining - 1-1-215. Residence -- rules for determining. Every person has, in...

1-1-216. Legal holidays and business days - 1-1-216. Legal holidays and business days. (1) The following are...

1-1-217. Notice -- actual and constructive - 1-1-217. Notice -- actual and constructive. (1) Notice is: (a)...

1-1-218. Words giving joint authority - 1-1-218. Words giving joint authority. Words giving a joint authority...

1-1-219. Relationship by affinity - 1-1-219. Relationship by affinity. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise,...

1-1-220. through 1-1-223 reserved - 1-1-220 through 1-1-223 reserved.

1-1-224. Observance of right to keep and bear arms - 1-1-224. Observance of right to keep and bear arms. The...

1-1-225. Arbor Day as official day of observance - 1-1-225. Arbor Day as official day of observance. (1) To...

1-1-226. Official observance of Montana's hunting heritage - 1-1-226. Official observance of Montana's hunting heritage. The week beginning...

1-1-227. Bill of rights day - 1-1-227. Bill of rights day. There is established a bill...

1-1-228. American Indian heritage day - 1-1-228. American Indian heritage day. There is established an American...

1-1-229. State teen driver safety day - 1-1-229. State teen driver safety day. (1) To increase public...

1-1-230. Welcome home Vietnam veterans day - 1-1-230. Welcome home Vietnam veterans day. There is established a...

1-1-231. Juneteenth national freedom day - 1-1-231. Juneteenth national freedom day. The third Saturday in June...

1-1-232. Montana prescription drug take-back day - 1-1-232. Montana prescription drug take-back day. (1) The day in...

Part 3. Rules Concerning Time

1-1-301. Definitions - 1-1-301. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions...

1-1-302. Computation of time -- what calendar used - 1-1-302. Computation of time -- what calendar used. Time is...

1-1-303. Leap year - 1-1-303. Leap year. Except the year 1900, every fourth year...

1-1-304. Computation of fractions of a year - 1-1-304. Computation of fractions of a year. Fractions of a...

1-1-305. Computation of time -- when fractions of a day disregarded - 1-1-305. Computation of time -- when fractions of a day...

1-1-306. Computation of time -- which days counted - 1-1-306. Computation of time -- which days counted. The time...

1-1-307. Postponement of day appointed for an action when it falls on a holiday or Saturday - 1-1-307. Postponement of day appointed for an action when it...

Part 4. Citizenship

1-1-401. People defined - 1-1-401. People defined. The people, as a political body, consist...

1-1-402. Citizens defined - 1-1-402. Citizens defined. The citizens of the state are: (1)...

1-1-403. Allegiance - 1-1-403. Allegiance. Allegiance is the obligation of fidelity and obedience...

1-1-404. Allegiance -- how renounced - 1-1-404. Allegiance -- how renounced. Allegiance may be renounced by...

1-1-405. Persons not citizens - 1-1-405. Persons not citizens. Persons in this state not its...

1-1-406. through 1-1-410 reserved - 1-1-406 through 1-1-410 reserved.

1-1-411. Certain state services denied to illegal aliens - 1-1-411. Certain state services denied to illegal aliens. (1) To...

Part 5. State Symbols -- Official Designations

1-1-501. Great seal - 1-1-501. Great seal. The great seal of the state is...

1-1-502. State flag - 1-1-502. State flag. There is hereby established a state flag...

1-1-503. State floral emblem - 1-1-503. State floral emblem. The flower known as Lewisia rediviva...

1-1-504. State bird - 1-1-504. State bird. The bird known as the western meadowlark,...

1-1-505. State gem stones - 1-1-505. State gem stones. The sapphire and the Montana agate...

1-1-506. State grass - 1-1-506. State grass. The grass known as bluebunch wheatgrass, Agropyron...

1-1-507. State fish - 1-1-507. State fish. The blackspotted cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki, is...

1-1-508. State animal - 1-1-508. State animal. The grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, as...

1-1-509. State fossil - 1-1-509. State fossil. The duck-billed dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum is the...

1-1-510. English as official and primary language of state and local governments - 1-1-510. English as official and primary language of state and...

1-1-511. State ballad - 1-1-511. State ballad. The song "Montana Melody", written by Carleen...

1-1-512. State Vietnam veterans' memorial - 1-1-512. State Vietnam veterans' memorial. (1) The memorial located in...

1-1-513. State arboretum - 1-1-513. State arboretum. The campus of the university of Montana-Missoula,...

1-1-514. State butterfly - 1-1-514. State butterfly. The mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa, is the...

1-1-515. Montana medal of valor established - 1-1-515. Montana medal of valor established. (1) The governor is...

1-1-516. State Korean war veterans' memorial -- Butte - 1-1-516. State Korean war veterans' memorial -- Butte. (1) The...

1-1-517. State Korean war veterans' memorial -- Missoula - 1-1-517. State Korean war veterans' memorial -- Missoula. (1) The...

1-1-518. State veterans' memorial rose garden - 1-1-518. State veterans' memorial rose garden. (1) The Missoula memorial...

1-1-519. Montana state firefighters' memorial - 1-1-519. Montana state firefighters' memorial. (1) The site chosen by...

1-1-520. Renumbered 1-1-540 - 1-1-520. Renumbered 1-1-540. Code Commissioner, 2013.

1-1-521. State Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' memorial - 1-1-521. State Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' memorial. (1) The grateful...

1-1-522. Repealed - 1-1-522. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 106, L. 2017. History: En....

1-1-523. Montana veterans' memorial - 1-1-523. Montana veterans' memorial. (1) The Montana veterans memorial in...

1-1-524. Northeast Montana veterans memorial park - 1-1-524. Northeast Montana veterans memorial park. The department of commerce...

1-1-525. Montana cowboy hall of fame - 1-1-525. Montana cowboy hall of fame. (1) There is a...

1-1-526. Official home of Evelyn Cameron gallery -- Terry - 1-1-526. Official home of Evelyn Cameron gallery -- Terry. (1)...

1-1-527. Shelby veterans' memorial flag monument - 1-1-527. Shelby veterans' memorial flag monument. (1) The Shelby veterans'...

1-1-528. and 1-1-529 reserved - 1-1-528 and 1-1-529 reserved.

1-1-530. State lullaby - 1-1-530. State lullaby. The song "Montana Lullaby", written by Ken...

1-1-531. State soil - 1-1-531. State soil. The soil series known as Scobey, of...

1-1-532. through 1-1-539 reserved - 1-1-532 through 1-1-539 reserved.

1-1-540. Display of historical writings or documents in or on public buildings or on state land -- definitions - 1-1-540. Display of historical writings or documents in or on...

1-1-541. Display of POW/MIA flag - 1-1-541. Display of POW/MIA flag. (1) The POW/MIA flag must...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 1. General Laws and Definitions Chapter 1. General Provisions

Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Chapter 1. General Provisions