{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-1-2103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-1-2103","heading":"County powers.","body":"A county has power to:\n(1) except as provided in 7-5-103(2)(d)(iv) and 7-5-121(2)(c)(iv), sue and be sued;\n(2) purchase and hold lands within its limits;\n(3) make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;\n(4) make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require;\n(5) subject to 15-10-420, levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527, under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 21. Counties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0010/part_0210/section_0030/0070-0010-0210-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:07Z","sha256":"134e2d2a8827cc4a9ca8900bf07d82792722b62e159d3fd5729db14946cd5670","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-1-2102","next":"us-mt/7-1-2104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}