{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-1-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-1-402","heading":"Citizens defined.","body":"The citizens of the state are:\n(1) all persons born in this state and residing within it, except the children of transient aliens;\n(2) all persons born out of this state who are citizens of the United States and residing within this state.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 4. Citizenship"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0020/0010-0010-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:28Z","sha256":"34a626cac210647e349588100b8a35fc9ea8be5b770468ab5a37c71faabc3a29","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-1-401","next":"us-mt/1-1-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}