§ 7-11-1001 Purpose
§ 7-11-1002 Definitions
§ 7-11-1003 Authorization to create special districts
§ 7-11-1004 Applicability of part — grandfathered special districts
§ 7-11-1005 reserved
§ 7-11-1006 Determining special district boundaries
§ 7-11-1007 Public hearing — resolution of intention to create special district
§ 7-11-1008 Right to protest — procedure — hearing
§ 7-11-1009 Provisions applicable to jurisdictionwide special districts
§ 7-11-1010 Combination of elections — term of board members if election combined
§ 7-11-1011 Referendum — conduct of election on creating special district
§ 7-11-1012 Certificate of establishment
§ 7-11-1013 Order creating district — power to implement program
§ 7-11-1014 Additional reporting procedures — coordination of information collection, transfer, and accessibility
§ 7-11-1015 Limitations on lawsuits
§ 7-11-1021 Governance — powers and duties
§ 7-11-1022 Multiple jurisdictions
§ 7-11-1023 Alteration of special districts
§ 7-11-1024 Financing for special district
§ 7-11-1025 Notice of resolution for assessment — assessment
§ 7-11-1026 Collection of special district assessments
§ 7-11-1027 Payment of assessment under protest — action to recover
§ 7-11-1028 Assessments as liens
§ 7-11-1029 Dissolution of special district
§ 7-11-1030 Minutes
§ 7-11-1035 Energy performance contracts exempt

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 11 > Part 10 - Special Districts -- Creation and Governance

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means the legislative authority of a local government. See Montana Code 7-11-1002
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local government: means a city, town, county, or consolidated city-county government or any combination of these acting jointly. See Montana Code 7-11-1002
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Real property: means lands, tenements, hereditaments, and possessory title to public lands. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Special district: means a unit of local government that is authorized by law to perform a single function or a limited number of functions. See Montana Code 7-11-1002
  • 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
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203