{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-5-4209","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-5-4209","heading":"Social host ordinances fining landlords prohibited -- maintaining lists for enforcement prohibited.","body":"(1) A social host ordinance enacted by a municipality may not impose a fine on a person who is a landlord of the property as defined in 70-24-103 unless the landlord is a participant in the party, event, or gathering that results in a violation of a social host ordinance.\n(2) As part of enforcement of a social host ordinance, a municipality may not maintain or circulate a list of landlords, property owners, or properties on which a social host ordinance violation has occurred.\n(3) For the purposes of this section, a \"social host ordinance\" is an ordinance enacted to prohibit the encouraging, conducting, allowing, or organizing of parties, events, and gatherings at which a person under 21 years of age is in possession of or is consuming an alcoholic beverage.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 5. GENERAL OPERATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS","Part 42. Municipal Ordinances and Resolutions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0050/part_0420/section_0090/0070-0050-0420-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:47Z","sha256":"1b1a413c155b1d025c8497fe2c76c54375d7362ee4e3328bb98005e82b5fd94f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-5-4208","next":"us-mt/7-5-4210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}