{"data":{"id":"us-mt/22-1-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"22-1-302","heading":"Purpose.","body":"It is the purpose of this part to encourage the establishment, adequate financing, and effective administration of free public libraries in this state to give the people of Montana the fullest opportunity to enrich and inform themselves through reading.","path":["TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES","CHAPTER 1. LIBRARIES","Part 3. Free Public Libraries"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0220/chapter_0010/part_0030/section_0020/0220-0010-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:41Z","sha256":"ecba7e87ec9e2f7121bdfa1edcd2e874b3d15fc68055a8f2bcd38a4dba68bbe8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/22-1-301","next":"us-mt/22-1-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}