{"data":{"id":"us-mt/49-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"49-5-101","heading":"Diversity statements prohibited -- exception.","body":"(1) A state or local government agency may not require, request, solicit, or compel a person to provide a diversity statement.\n(2) A state or local government agency may not grant any form of preferential consideration or treatment to a person who, with or without solicitation from the state or local government agency, provides a diversity statement.\n(3) If federal law requires a state or local government agency to accept or require a diversity statement, then the state or local government agency:\n(a) may accept the diversity statement only to the extent required under federal law; and\n(b) shall limit consideration of the information contained in the diversity statement to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirement under federal law.\n(4) Nothing in this section limits or prohibits a state or local government agency from establishing policies that are necessary to comply with state or federal law, including laws relating to prohibited discrimination and harassment.","path":["TITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 5. DIVERSITY STATEMENTS","Part 1. Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0490/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0010/0490-0050-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:03Z","sha256":"380e767d629648e9718318be6e15dbcdbd12a2eaeb47672e611a8d42d0ab5a97","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/49-4-604","next":"us-mt/49-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}