{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2105","heading":"Term of office.","body":"(1) The term of office of county commissioners is 6 years unless otherwise provided for under a plan of government provided for in a county adopting an optional or alternative form of government. A county commissioner takes office at 12:01 a.m. on January 1 succeeding the date of the election at which the county commissioner was elected.\n(2) A county commissioner elected to take office shall take the oath of office on or before the last business day of December following the commissioner's election, except as provided for in 7-4-2106.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 21. County Commissioners"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0210/section_0050/0070-0040-0210-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:40Z","sha256":"80e3f06347e946a52265b52e1ea4998bd60839c9a57cd44e366eac64e1e5e47e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2104","next":"us-mt/7-4-2106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}