{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-16-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-16-101","heading":"Classification of public officers.","body":"(1) The public officers of this state are classified as follows:\n(a) legislative;\n(b) executive;\n(c) judicial;\n(d) ministerial officers and officers of the courts.\n(2) This classification is not to be construed as defining the legal powers of either class.\n(3) Executive officers are either:\n(a) civil; or\n(b) military.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC OFFICERS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0160/part_0010/section_0010/0020-0160-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:10Z","sha256":"b822a1246dc69cbb2023c625df525da19924c0c87cdce54800e22514c477b3f7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-15-3502","next":"us-mt/2-16-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}