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- Jurisdiction
- Montana
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104; 10-3-103, -302, -305; 50-1-202 to -204
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24
- End
- End of the declared state of emergency; re-issued in substance by the Feb. 12, 2021 Directive to June 30, 2021 (MT-021) (read as 2021-02-12)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Feb. 12, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- cities, towns and counties
- local government offices
- Functions reached
- CT courts, agencies, recorders (office hours; deadlines)
- PM permits, inspections and plan review (Title 76 deadlines tolled)
- CL closings and recorders
- Collection
- Montana MT
Operative words
Local governments may modify the hours that their offices are open for the transaction of business. Strict compliance with 7-4-2211, MCA, 3-6-106, MCA, 7-4-102, MCA, and other related statutes governing the business hours of local governments in Montana are suspended during the emergency... Local governments may toll and hold in abeyance certain deadlines provided in state law and regulation including... Title 76 - Land Resources and Use Chapters 1-8... Deadlines already running when the statewide state of emergency was declared on March 12, 2020, are tolled as of March 12, 2020.
Enforcement
Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104(2)(a) suspension of statutes
Notes
Recites that cities, towns and counties 'have followed suit and declared various states of emergency' and are modifying 'work hours, office access, and work practices'