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Subject | Request | Requestor | Date Issued |
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Cities and Towns | Does the Mayor of the City of Miles City possess the power to veto an objectionable part of a resolution containing the city’s annual budget, while approving the other parts of said resolution and budget? | Noble, Jeffrey A. City Attorney Miles City |
07/26/06 |
Deeds | May a county clerk and recorder require a survey and plat in order to record a deed transferring title to a remainder that was created when the United States government obtained property for a highway right-of-way for a federal road or state highway? | Bradshaw, Blaine C. County Attorney Granite |
05/25/06 |
Fees |
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Matthews, Gary Speaker House of Representatives |
08/15/06 |
Fire Districts | Does the phrase “majority of the tax paying freeholders” in Mont. Code Ann. § 7-33-2125(1)(a) refer to a majority of the total landowners, or to the majority of the land? | Bradshaw, Blaine C. County Attorney Granite |
07/20/06 |
Jurisdiction |
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Van Buskirk, Mary City Attorney Havre |
07/20/06 |
Local Government Study Commissions | Does responsibility for developing the new five district apportionment plan for Ravalli County rest with the Local Government Study Commission or the existing three-member Board of County Commissioners? | Corn, George County Attorney Ravalli |
11/17/06 |
Motor Vehicles | Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 61-6-303(9), motor vehicles that are owned and registered by non-residents which are in compliance with said person’s home state’s motor vehicle liability insurance requirements are exempt from the provisions of § 61-6-301 (which generally require Montana drivers to maintain such insurance coverage). Should non-resident drivers be required to maintain such insurance coverage while driving in Montana if their home state’s laws do not require them to do so once they leave their home state to avoid being convicted of violating this statute? | Noble, Jeffrey A. County Attorney Powder River |
05/04/06 |
Motor Vehicles | Does a driver need to obtain insurance coverage for a vehicle which is parked on private property (and the owner is unsure as to when it will next be operated on public roads) when he attempts to reinstate his registration and license plates under Mont. Code Ann. § 61-6-304(2) following his second conviction of a violation of § 61-6-301? | Noble, Jeffrey A. County Attorney Powder River |
05/04/06 |
Motor Vehicles | After issuing a citation to a driver for operating a motor vehicle without a policy of liability insurance in effect in violation of Mont. Code Ann. § 61-6-301, can the law enforcement officer that issued the citation instruct the driver to park that vehicle in a proper spot and not move it until proof of liability insurance is in effect? Further, can said officer take any further action to ensure that vehicle is not driven? | Noble, Jeffrey A. City Prosecutor Miles City |
05/04/06 |
School Districts | Several questions concerning the effect of school district unification. | Wilson, Valerie County Attorney Jefferson |
01/19/06 |
Statutory Construction | Does the cancellation of a recorded notice of trustee sale executed in conformance with Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-312 constitute a conveyance of an interest in real property that requires a legal description be included as a prerequisite to recording pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-2636? | Schwarz, Daniel L. Chief Deputy County Attorney Yellowstone |
09/07/06 |
Statutory Construction |
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Bessette, Kathy County Commission Chairman Hill |
09/27/06 |
Statutory Construction | Several questions regarding the proper interpretation of Mont. Code Ann. § 76-1-221(d). | Bell, Kenneth S. City Attorney Hamilton |
11/03/06 |
Subdivisions | Do Broadwater County Commissioners have any discretion under Mont. Code Ann. § 76-3-621(3)(a) to impose a park dedication requirement for minor subdivisions? | Flynn, John T. County Attorney Broadwater |
03/02/06 |