7-1-2103. County powers. A county has power to:

Terms Used In Montana Code 7-1-2103

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205

(1)except as provided in 7-5-103(2)(d)(iv) and 7-5-121(2)(c)(iv), sue and be sued;

(2)purchase and hold lands within its limits;

(3)make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;

(4)make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require;

(5)subject to 15-10-420, levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527, under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law.