{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-33-2316","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-33-2316","heading":"Volunteer fire districts or companies -- fire departments -- not affected by city-county consolidation.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the adoption of a city-county consolidated local government has no effect on the existence of a volunteer fire department, a volunteer fire company, or a fire district created and legally in existence pursuant to the provisions of this part unless otherwise specifically provided by charter.\n(2) A right or benefit of any member of a volunteer fire district, company, or department created pursuant to the provisions of this part in a retirement or pension plan or payments provided under Title 19, chapter 17, may not be abrogated by the adoption of a city-county consolidated local government unless otherwise specifically provided by charter.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 33. FIRE PROTECTION","Part 23. Fire Protection in Unincorporated Places"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0330/part_0230/section_0160/0070-0330-0230-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:55Z","sha256":"6e4035c29d4f6486b15626c70ae94699315ac5875789c618ede5063dcc348874","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-33-2315","next":"us-mt/7-33-2401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}