Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 49 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Age: means number of years since birth. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Commission: means the commission for human rights provided for in 2-15-1706. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• 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.
• Credit: means the right granted by a creditor to a person to defer payment of a debt, to incur debt and defer its payment, or to purchase property or services and defer payment. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Creditor: means a person who, regularly or as a part of the person's business, arranges for the extension of credit for which the payment of a financial charge or interest is required, whether in connection with loans, sale of property or services, or otherwise. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Educational institution: means a public or private institution and includes an academy; college; elementary or secondary school; extension course; kindergarten; nursery; school system; university; business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school; or agent of an educational institution. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Employer: means an employer of one or more persons or an agent of the employer but does not include a fraternal, charitable, or religious association or corporation if the association or corporation is not organized either for private profit or to provide accommodations or services that are available on a nonmembership basis. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Labor organization: means an organization or an agent of an organization organized for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, of dealing with employers concerning grievances or terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid and protection of employees. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Organization: means a corporation, association, or any other legal or commercial entity that engages in advocacy of, enforcement of, or compliance with legal interests affected by this chapter. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Person: means one or more individuals, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated employees' associations, employers, employment agencies, organizations, or labor organizations. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• Physical or mental disability: means :

  (i)a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities;

  (ii)a record of such an impairment; or

  (iii)a condition regarded as such an impairment. See Montana Code 49-2-101

• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Sex: has the meaning provided in 1-1-201. See Montana Code 49-2-101
• 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