{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-11-1102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-11-1102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Broadcasting\" means any application of communication technologies to deliver live or delayed programming to a viewing audience, including but not limited to over-the-air television broadcasts, cable television, and the streaming of audio or video signals over the internet.\n(2) \"Division\" means the legislative services division provided for in 5-11-111.\n(3) \"Gavel-to-gavel coverage\" means that any broadcast of legislative or administrative proceedings is activated when the presiding officer of a floor session or a committee meeting calls the body to order and is deactivated on adjournment.\n(4) \"Operator\" means:\n(a) a private, nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; or\n(b) a public or private Montana institution of higher education that has a program related to video production or broadcast or a related field.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 11. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS","Part 11. Broadcasting Services"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0110/part_0110/section_0020/0050-0110-0110-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:59Z","sha256":"aff2eb7b0f8ffc54e853665dddc1494c8b59bdb4c5a15a7b29d2cf78de56c5d7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-11-1101","next":"us-mt/5-11-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}