{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-2-2201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-2-2201","heading":"Authorization to create new counties.","body":"(1) New counties may be formed and created in this state from portions of one or more counties that must have been created and in existence for a period of more than 2 years, in the manner provided in this part.\n(2) Except as provided in Title 7, chapter 2, part 28, a county enlarged by the addition of territory taken from one or more other counties is a new county under the provisions of this part.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 2. CREATION, ALTERATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Part 22. Creation of New Counties by Petition"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0020/part_0220/section_0010/0070-0020-0220-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:10Z","sha256":"94d9d4751e13fe21b3277f8346e499c41d75bc76984ea60644ad74f82526383d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-2-2105","next":"us-mt/7-2-2202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}