39-2-1501. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 39-2-1501

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)”Employee” means a person who works for another for hire and includes independent contractors.

(2)”Employer” means a person or entity that has one or more employees or independent contractors.

(3)”Local government” means a county, consolidated city-county, city, town, township, school district, or other district or local public entity with the authority to spend or receive public funds.

(4)”Microchip” means technology that:

(a)is designed to be surgically implanted in the body of an individual; and

(b)contains a unique identification number and personal information that can be noninvasively retrieved or transmitted with an external scanning device.

(5)”State agency” means a department, board, commission, office, bureau, or other public authority of state government.