{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-1202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-1202","heading":"Nature of consolidated government.","body":"As a political subdivision of the state, such consolidated municipality shall have the status of a county, and for the purpose of representation in the legislature, as provided by the constitution and laws of this state, and for all other purposes, it shall replace and be the successor of the county and shall be attached to the same judicial district.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0120/section_0020/0070-0030-0120-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:28Z","sha256":"ec970ca504594b5bce311879b179adac353ad37711c76b3508bc46073bff01e7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-1201","next":"us-mt/7-3-1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}