{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-7-131","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-7-131","heading":"Bankruptcy -- definitions.","body":"As used in 7-7-132 through 7-7-134 and this section, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Legislative body\" means:\n(a) the governing body of a city or town;\n(b) the governing body of a local entity that is a district if, by law, the district must have a governing body; or\n(c) the governing body of the city, town, or county that created a local entity that is a district if law does not require the district to have a separate governing body. Unless otherwise agreed to by the governing bodies of the county and of the city or town, a joint board composed of an equal number of members from each governing body shall act as the district governing body of a district that was jointly created by the county and the city or town.\n(2) \"Local entity\" means a district created under Title 7, chapter 12, a city, or a town, but the term does not include a county.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 7. DEBT MANAGEMENT","Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Governments"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0070/part_0010/section_0310/0070-0070-0010-0310.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:57Z","sha256":"c8b2df0861e1369d9bd2e0e9fa888272fe3bab1517782f77dbb3982d7acf875a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-7-125","next":"us-mt/7-7-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}