{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-6-2401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-6-2401","heading":"Creation of office of county auditor.","body":"(1) The office of county auditor exists in all counties having a population in excess of 15,000.\n(2) County commissioners in counties to which subsection (1) does not apply may create a county auditor's position.\n(3) A county auditor position required or created as provided in subsection (1) or (2) may be either a full-time or a part-time position or in combination with another position pursuant to 7-4-2301 as determined by the board of county commissioners.\n(4) The provisions of 7-6-2403 through 7-6-2412 do not apply to counties that do not have county auditors.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 6. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION","Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0060/part_0240/section_0010/0070-0060-0240-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:52Z","sha256":"f0d69bbb594d8759b15cf1665097c2866e49ab638063ca9455140135a58d5d8d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-6-2352","next":"us-mt/7-6-2402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}