{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-4604","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-4604","heading":"Duties.","body":"The city attorney shall:\n(1) appear before the city court and other courts and prosecute on behalf of the city;\n(2) serve upon the attorney general within 10 days of the filing or receipt a copy of any notice of appeal that the city attorney files or receives in a criminal proceeding;\n(3) when required, draft for the city council contracts and ordinances for the government of the city;\n(4) when required, give to the mayor or city council written opinions on questions pertaining to the duties and the rights, liabilities, and powers of the city; and\n(5) perform other duties that pertain to the functions of the city council or that the city council prescribes by resolution.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 46. Office of City Attorney"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0460/section_0040/0070-0040-0460-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:44Z","sha256":"781196e81e90ec68701e10b55775382b7f80f59db39994023829e7e64cbc1611","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-4603","next":"us-mt/7-4-4605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}