{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-2-102","heading":"Intention of the legislature -- particular and general provisions.","body":"In the construction of a statute, the intention of the legislature is to be pursued if possible. When a general and particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former, so a particular intent will control a general one that is inconsistent with it.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 2. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0020/0010-0020-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:29Z","sha256":"849199efe5f8092825190c3dc9c9543a5525cf3161ac500566eacdf79a1f05da","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-2-101","next":"us-mt/1-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}