{"data":{"id":"us-mt/22-1-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"22-1-701","heading":"Public library districts -- purpose -- territory.","body":"(1) The purpose of this part is to provide a method for:\n(a) establishing, equipping, administering, and funding public libraries; and\n(b) contracting for library services from existing public libraries.\n(2) A public library district may contain the entire territory of a county, the territory of part of a county, or territory in more than one county. A public library district may include incorporated municipalities within a county.\n(3) The territory included in a public library district must contain a taxable value of at least $5 million.","path":["TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES","CHAPTER 1. LIBRARIES","Part 7. Public Library Districts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0220/chapter_0010/part_0070/section_0010/0220-0010-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:42Z","sha256":"b803789e6c4fdaaf2a9c233d7baab56ddeb21765b6f7c0551e5892b0c901afe8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/22-1-602","next":"us-mt/22-1-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}