Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 2 > Chapter 6 > Part 12 - Local Government Records

• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Confidential information: means information that is accorded confidential status or is prohibited from disclosure as provided by applicable law. See Montana Code 2-6-1002
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Local government: means a city, town, county, consolidated city-county, special district, or school district or a subdivision of one of these entities. See Montana Code 2-6-1002
• Local government records committee: means the committee provided for in 2-6-1201. See Montana Code 2-6-1002
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Public record: means public information that is:

  (a)fixed in any medium and is retrievable in usable form for future reference; and

  (b)designated for retention by the state records committee, judicial branch, legislative branch, or local government records committee. See Montana Code 2-6-1002

• Records manager: means an individual designated by a public agency to be responsible for coordinating the efficient and effective management of the agency's public records and information. See Montana Code 2-6-1002
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.