{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-2-115","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-2-115","heading":"Enforcement.","body":"(1) A local government unit may use a remedy provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4) to prevent the application of a law enacted in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113.\n(2) A local government may, with the consent of a state agency charged with the implementation of the law, arbitrate the application of the law pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act.\n(3) A local government unit may request a hearing before an administrative agency charged with the administration of the law. A hearing held pursuant to this section is a contested case proceeding pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act. The decision of the agency may be appealed in accordance with Title 2, chapter 4, part 7.\n(4) A local government unit may bring a civil action in the district court of the county in which the local government unit is located to prevent the application of a law enacted in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113. The state of Montana may be named as the respondent or defendant in an action brought pursuant to this section.","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_0150/0010-0020-0010-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:30Z","sha256":"e0d18e92ea55ee75e98117ea929b3ee92d58eb11859947deb9b72b4687d6c587","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-2-114","next":"us-mt/1-2-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}