Montana Code 17-2-303. Reduction of charge required
17-2-303. Reduction of charge required. A state agency that maintains a cash balance in a state charge for services fund or a local government entity that maintains a cash balance in a local charge for services fund contrary to the limitation provided in 17-2-302(1) for more than 60 days shall, within 120 days after the end of the 60-day period, reduce the charge for services or, in the case of a state fund or local fund into which two or more charges for service are deposited, reduce one or more charges for services specified by the state agency or local government entity until the cash balance in the state fund or local fund complies with the limitation in 17-2-302(1).
Terms Used In Montana Code 17-2-303
- charge: means a fee, charge, levy, or other assessment that is established by state agency rule or local government entity ordinance and that is:
(i)charged by the state agency or local government entity to a user of a service provided by the state agency or local government entity;
(ii)charged by the state agency or local government entity in exchange for a license, permit, or other type of grant of authority by the state agency or local government entity; or
(iii)collected exclusively to provide promotional or marketing services to the person on whom the charge is levied and that is not assessed or collected pursuant to Title 15. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- local fund: means an accounting fund maintained by a local government entity for which the exclusive source of revenue is one or more charges for services or interest or other income on the fund. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- Local government entity: means a county, city, consolidated government, or town. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State agency: means an agency as defined in 17-7-102. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- state fund: means an account within the special revenue fund established by 17-2-102 for which the exclusive source of revenue is one or more charges for services or interest or other income on the fund. See Montana Code 17-2-301