{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-13-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-13-303","heading":"Term and removal.","body":"(1) The legislative auditor is responsible solely to the legislature.\n(2) (a) The legislative auditor shall hold office for a term of 2 years beginning with July 1 of each even-numbered year.\n(b) The committee may not condition the legislative auditor's reemployment after a 2-year period based on the review, recommendation, or feedback of a state agency.\n(c) A tie vote by the committee does not negate approval of the legislative auditor's continued employment after initial appointment or reappointment after a 2-year period.\n(d) The committee may remove the legislative auditor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office at any time after notice and hearing.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 13. LEGISLATIVE AUDIT ACT","Part 3. Legislative Auditor"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0130/part_0030/section_0030/0050-0130-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:00Z","sha256":"e24c69d28c2852dc28912c99b29967b68294ff0a9b003365e71585d9d42800c9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-13-302","next":"us-mt/5-13-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}