{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2705","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2705","heading":"Employment of special counsel.","body":"The board of county commissioners may employ or authorize the county attorney to employ special counsel to assist in the prosecution of any criminal case pending in the county or to represent the county in any civil action in which the county is a party.","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_0050/0070-0040-0270-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:42Z","sha256":"02cb0d6a10ed218eed35f059202b5efbdef5f86aa96cdb056017896e576851aa","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2704","next":"us-mt/7-4-2706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}