Montana Code 7-1-2103. County powers
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7-1-2103. County powers. A county has power to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-1-2103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(1)except as provided in 7-5-103(2)(d)(iv) and 7-5-121(2)(c)(iv), sue and be sued;
(2)purchase and hold lands within its limits;
(3)make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;
(4)make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require;
(5)subject to 15-10-420, levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527, under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law.