§ 50-60-101 Definitions
§ 50-60-102 Applicability — local government energy conservation standards
§ 50-60-103 Administration by department
§ 50-60-104 Inspection fees
§ 50-60-105 Hearings authorized
§ 50-60-106 Powers and duties of counties, cities, and towns
§ 50-60-107 Certificate of occupancy
§ 50-60-108 Construction permit required
§ 50-60-109 Injunctions authorized
§ 50-60-110 Violation a misdemeanor
§ 50-60-115 Building codes council — purpose and structure
§ 50-60-116 Continuing education — funding support from building fees — special account
§ 50-60-117 Building code interpretations — central registry
§ 50-60-118 Examination of single-family dwelling plans — statewide approval for model plans — fee adjustments — mandatory checklist

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 60 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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.
  • Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • 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.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203