{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-5-2304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-5-2304","heading":"Exemptions from competitive bidding requirements.","body":"The provisions of 7-5-2301 do not apply to contracts for:\n(1) public printing entered into in accordance with the provisions of Title 18, chapter 7, part 4;\n(2) purchases that, in the opinion of the governing body, are made necessary by fire, flood, explosion, storm, earthquake, other elements, epidemic, or riot or insurrection; for the immediate preservation of order or the public health; for the restoration of a condition of usefulness that has been destroyed by accident, wear, tear, or mischief; or for the relief of a stricken community overtaken by calamity; and\n(3) a cooperative purchasing agreement allowed in 7-5-2310.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 5. GENERAL OPERATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS","Part 23. County Contracts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0050/part_0230/section_0040/0070-0050-0230-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:46Z","sha256":"e008f2ba1cca573f3e4c93900b9d84758ae9ec0da7bb3cb3162ff4c16c493d7a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-5-2303","next":"us-mt/7-5-2305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}