{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-2-4208","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-2-4208","heading":"Annexation across county boundaries.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), in all instances of annexation allowed under parts 42 through 47 of this chapter, a municipal governing body may not annex territory in a county that is different from the county in which the municipality is located.\n(2) Annexation by a municipality of territory in a county that is different from the county in which the municipality is located may occur only if the municipality and the county execute an interlocal agreement that provides for a joint city-county planning board and jurisdictional equality.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 2. CREATION, ALTERATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Part 42. Addition to Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0020/part_0420/section_0080/0070-0020-0420-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:16Z","sha256":"20cb4903d223774ce7901a3cc385c2f6e362684d9a81f0397f136454673a782e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-2-4206","next":"us-mt/7-2-4209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}