{"data":{"id":"us-mt/10-3-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"10-3-402","heading":"Local emergency -- declaration and termination.","body":"(1) A local emergency proclamation or disaster declaration may be issued only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision.\n(2) An emergency proclamation may be issued by order or resolution whenever the principal executive officer determines there is an emergency.\n(3) An emergency proclamation may terminate with a disaster declaration or when the principal executive officer determines that the emergency no longer exists.","path":["TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES","CHAPTER 3. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES","Part 4. Local and Interjurisdictional Planning and Execution"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0100/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0020/0100-0030-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:11Z","sha256":"2315859f70bcfd5b223607978ac12d5a1c870f36575e51d81abc5524f33a9deb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/10-3-401","next":"us-mt/10-3-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}