{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2701","heading":"Qualifications for county attorney in certain counties.","body":"(1) A person is not eligible for the position of full-time county attorney in counties that have a population in excess of 30,000 unless the person is a citizen of the United States and has resided in the state 2 years immediately before taking office and has been admitted to the practice of law for at least 5 years before the date of election or appointment.\n(2) A person is not eligible for the position of full-time county attorney in counties that have a population of less than 30,000 unless the person is a citizen of the United States and has resided in the state 2 years immediately before taking office and has been admitted to the practice of law for at least 3 years before the date of election or appointment.\n(3) A person is not eligible for the position of part-time county attorney in counties that have a population of less than 30,000 unless the person is a citizen of the United States and resides in the state and has been admitted to the practice of law before taking office.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 27. Office of County Attorney"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0270/section_0010/0070-0040-0270-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:42Z","sha256":"0f43b6f25b483dd91c5f8cf7ee1e231cbbdbe567fd6d4f4d8c49109ff510deda","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2637","next":"us-mt/7-4-2702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}