2-15-115. Notice of estimated turnaround time on application for permit or license. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), an application form issued by an agency that is an application for a permit or a license must include, either as an attachment or directly on the form, the estimated time it will take for the agency to process and act on a correctly completed application form.

Terms Used In Montana Code 2-15-115

  • Agency: means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of state government. See Montana Code 2-15-102
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202

(2)In specifying the estimated turnaround time, an agency may use either the average turnaround time for applications or an estimate based on the percentage of applications processed within the most common turnaround time.

(3)This section does not apply to an application processed on the same day that the application is received.