{"data":{"id":"us-mt/35-2-126","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"35-2-126","heading":"Designation of status of nonprofit corporations.","body":"(1) A domestic corporation must be designated as either a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation. The specific designation of a corporation is as follows:\n(a) A corporation designated by its articles of incorporation as a public benefit corporation, a mutual benefit corporation, or a religious corporation is the type of corporation designated by its articles of incorporation.\n(b) A corporation that is not designated by its articles of incorporation as a public benefit corporation, a mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation is the type of corporation designated in the annual report filed in 1995.\n(2) A foreign corporation must be designated as either a foreign public benefit, foreign mutual benefit, or foreign religious corporation. The specific designation of a corporation is as follows:\n(a) A foreign corporation designated by its articles of incorporation as a public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation is the type of foreign corporation designated by its articles of incorporation.\n(b) A foreign corporation not designated as provided in subsection (2)(a), but designated in its application for a certificate of authority, or any amendments of the application, as a public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation is the type of foreign corporation it designated in its application for a certificate of authority.\n(c) A foreign corporation not designated as provided in subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b) is the type of corporation it designated in the annual report filed in 1995.","path":["TITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0350/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0260/0350-0020-0010-0260.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:07Z","sha256":"8b6aca5a6607225093ea91a66f29479825e8453bbc6ce8da93c6eacb65ecbfad","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/35-2-124","next":"us-mt/35-2-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}