Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3 > Part 11 - Interstate Emergency Services

• agreement: means an agreement, consistent with the purposes of this part, by one or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, or local government subdivisions of this state with one or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, or local government subdivisions of any other state or the United States. See Montana Code 10-3-1103
• Emergency medical care provider: means a local government subdivision or other entity, whether public or private, licensed by the state to provide emergency medical services pursuant to Title 50, chapter 6. See Montana Code 10-3-1103
• Fire protection service: means a governmental fire agency organized under Title 7, chapter 33, or another fire suppression entity organized under the laws of this state, any other state, or an agency of the government of the United States. See Montana Code 10-3-1103
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Local government subdivision: means the local governmental entity, other than state government, including but not limited to incorporated towns and cities, townships, and counties. See Montana Code 10-3-1103
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• 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
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201