{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2205","heading":"Term of office -- oath.","body":"(1) Each person elected to an office named in 7-4-2203 holds the office for the term of 4 years and until a successor is elected and qualified.\n(2) A person appointed to any of the different offices serves at the pleasure of the commissioners.\n(3) Each officer who is mentioned in this part and who is elected to office shall:\n(a) take the oath of office on or before the last business day of December following the officer's election; and\n(b) take office at 12:01 a.m. on January 1 following the officer's election.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 22. County Officers in General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0220/section_0050/0070-0040-0220-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:40Z","sha256":"2d1fc67446aa4382be23a73b3ee203f39cc641e3c52048bf469d26e2f5e84c5f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2204","next":"us-mt/7-4-2206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}