{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-1-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-1-106","heading":"Construction of self-government powers.","body":"The powers and authority of a local government unit with self-government powers shall be liberally construed. Every reasonable doubt as to the existence of a local government power or authority shall be resolved in favor of the existence of that power or authority.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 1. Nature of Self-GoverningLocal Governments and Local Government Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0060/0070-0010-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:06Z","sha256":"ade829b184bb29636e76826d3e06a422bfd1c734b4bcd8c37c0058f36a45ef36","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-1-105","next":"us-mt/7-1-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}