Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 16. Public Officers

Part 1. General Provisions

2-16-101. Classification of public officers - 2-16-101. Classification of public officers. (1) The public officers of...

2-16-102. Qualifications generally -- age and citizenship - 2-16-102. Qualifications generally -- age and citizenship. (1) Provisions respecting...

2-16-103. through 2-16-106 reserved - 2-16-103 through 2-16-106 reserved.

2-16-107. Use of Montana flag at funerals - 2-16-107. Use of Montana flag at funerals. (1) A public...

2-16-108. through 2-16-110 reserved - 2-16-108 through 2-16-110 reserved.

2-16-111. Residence of officers - 2-16-111. Residence of officers. (1) The following officers must reside...

2-16-112. Absence from state - 2-16-112. Absence from state. Except as provided in 10-1-1008, an...

2-16-113. Seals - 2-16-113. Seals. (1) Each of the executive and state officers...

2-16-114. Facsimile signatures and seals - 2-16-114. Facsimile signatures and seals. (1) As used in this...

2-16-115. Signature of officer acting ex officio - 2-16-115. Signature of officer acting ex officio. When an officer...

2-16-116. Power to administer oaths - 2-16-116. Power to administer oaths. Every executive, state, and judicial...

2-16-117. Office hours - 2-16-117. Office hours. (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, state...

Part 2. Accession to Office

2-16-201. Manner of election of certain officers - 2-16-201. Manner of election of certain officers. The mode of...

2-16-202. Title contested -- salary withheld - 2-16-202. Title contested -- salary withheld. (1) When the title...

2-16-203. Manner of appointments - 2-16-203. Manner of appointments. Every officer, the mode of whose...

2-16-204. Gubernatorial commissions - 2-16-204. Gubernatorial commissions. (1) The governor must commission: (a) all...

2-16-205. Other commissions - 2-16-205. Other commissions. The commissions of all other officers, where...

2-16-206. through 2-16-210 reserved - 2-16-206 through 2-16-210 reserved.

2-16-211. Oaths -- form -- before whom -- when - 2-16-211. Oaths -- form -- before whom -- when. (1)...

2-16-212. Filing - 2-16-212. Filing. (1) Unless a different time is prescribed by...

2-16-213. Term of office -- holdover -- assumption of office - 2-16-213. Term of office -- holdover -- assumption of office....

2-16-214. Definition of current term for purposes of term limits - 2-16-214. Definition of current term for purposes of term limits....

Part 3. Deputies

2-16-301. Appointment of deputies and subordinate officers -- number - 2-16-301. Appointment of deputies and subordinate officers -- number. (1)...

2-16-302. Oath of deputies - 2-16-302. Oath of deputies. Deputies must within 10 days after...

2-16-303. Powers - 2-16-303. Powers. In all cases not otherwise provided for, each...

Part 4. Salaries

2-16-401. Repealed - 2-16-401. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 236, L. 1985. History: (1)...

2-16-402. Repealed - 2-16-402. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 236, L. 1985. History: (1)En....

2-16-403. Salaries of supreme court justices - 2-16-403. Salaries of supreme court justices. Prior to June 30...

2-16-404. Repealed - 2-16-404. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 455, L. 1995. History: En....

2-16-405. Salaries of certain elected state officials - 2-16-405. Salaries of certain elected state officials. (1) The salaries...

2-16-406. Salary for all services -- how paid - 2-16-406. Salary for all services -- how paid. (1) The...

Part 5. Vacancy and Succession

2-16-501. Vacancies created - 2-16-501. Vacancies created. An office becomes vacant on the occurrence...

2-16-502. Resignations - 2-16-502. Resignations. Resignations must be in writing, must stipulate an...

2-16-503. Notice of removal - 2-16-503. Notice of removal. Whenever an officer is removed, committed...

2-16-504. Elective officers' inability to perform -- filling vacancy -- notice - 2-16-504. Elective officers' inability to perform -- filling vacancy --...

2-16-505. Filling vacancies in certain elective offices - 2-16-505. Filling vacancies in certain elective offices. A vacancy in...

2-16-506. Filling vacancies -- recess appointments - 2-16-506. Filling vacancies -- recess appointments. (1) When any office...

2-16-507. Powers and duties of officer filling unexpired term - 2-16-507. Powers and duties of officer filling unexpired term. A...

2-16-508. through 2-16-510 reserved - 2-16-508 through 2-16-510 reserved.

2-16-511. Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor - 2-16-511. Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor. (1)...

2-16-512. Election by legislature if president of senate and speaker unable to assume office of governor - 2-16-512. Election by legislature if president of senate and speaker...

2-16-513. Succession in case of termination or incapacitation of primary successors - 2-16-513. Succession in case of termination or incapacitation of primary...

2-16-514. Successor to serve until next general election - 2-16-514. Successor to serve until next general election. The successor...

2-16-515. Governor and lieutenant governor incapacitated - 2-16-515. Governor and lieutenant governor incapacitated. (1) If both the...

2-16-516. through 2-16-520 reserved - 2-16-516 through 2-16-520 reserved.

2-16-521. Powers of acting governor - 2-16-521. Powers of acting governor. (1) Every provision of the...

Part 6. Montana Recall Act

2-16-601. Short title - 2-16-601. Short title. This part shall be cited as the...

2-16-602. Definitions - 2-16-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...

2-16-603. Officers subject to recall -- grounds for recall - 2-16-603. Officers subject to recall -- grounds for recall. (1)...

2-16-604. through 2-16-610 reserved - 2-16-604 through 2-16-610 reserved.

2-16-611. Method of removal cumulative - 2-16-611. Method of removal cumulative. The recall is cumulative and...

2-16-612. Persons qualified to petition -- penalty for false signatures - 2-16-612. Persons qualified to petition -- penalty for false signatures....

2-16-613. Limitations on recall petitions - 2-16-613. Limitations on recall petitions. (1) A recall petition may...

2-16-614. Number of electors required for recall petition - 2-16-614. Number of electors required for recall petition. (1) Recall...

2-16-615. Filing of recall petitions -- mandamus for refusal - 2-16-615. Filing of recall petitions -- mandamus for refusal. (1)...

2-16-616. Form of recall petition - 2-16-616. Form of recall petition. (1) The form of the...

2-16-617. Form of circulation sheets - 2-16-617. Form of circulation sheets. (1) The signatures on each...

2-16-618. Forms not mandatory - 2-16-618. Forms not mandatory. The forms prescribed in this part...

2-16-619. Submission of circulation sheets -- certification of signatures - 2-16-619. Submission of circulation sheets -- certification of signatures. (1)...

2-16-620. County clerk to verify signatures - 2-16-620. County clerk to verify signatures. (1) The county clerk...

2-16-621. Notification to officer -- statement of justification - 2-16-621. Notification to officer -- statement of justification. Upon filing...

2-16-622. Resignation of officer -- proclamation of election - 2-16-622. Resignation of officer -- proclamation of election. (1) If...

2-16-623. through 2-16-630 reserved - 2-16-623 through 2-16-630 reserved.

2-16-631. Notice of recall election - 2-16-631. Notice of recall election. The notice of a recall...

2-16-632. Conduct of special elections - 2-16-632. Conduct of special elections. A special election for recall...

2-16-633. Form of ballot - 2-16-633. Form of ballot. (1) The ballot at a recall...

2-16-634. Expenses of election - 2-16-634. Expenses of election. Expenses of a recall election shall...

2-16-635. Officer to remain in office until results declared -- filling of vacancy - 2-16-635. Officer to remain in office until results declared --...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 2. Government Structure and Administration Chapter 16. Public Officers

Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 16. Public Officers