{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-708","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-708","heading":"Limitations on charter provisions.","body":"(1) Charter provisions may not conflict with the provisions of part 1, chapter 1, which establish statutory limitations on the powers of self-government units.\n(2) Charter forms are subject to state laws establishing election, initiative, and referendum procedures; and charters shall not contain provisions establishing election, initiative, and referendum procedures.\n(3) The charter shall not contain provisions establishing or modifying local court systems.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 7. Charter Government"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0070/section_0080/0070-0030-0070-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:28Z","sha256":"adeeadb80d36a69d65d633fffe6c67a2a3d679eed265b8c931f6d9f3def64a72","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-707","next":"us-mt/7-3-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}