7-1-4144. Public records. - Montana Statutes

     7-1-4144. Public records. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all records and other written materials in the possession of a municipality shall be available for inspection and reproduction by any person during normal office hours. The governing body may impose reasonable fees for providing copies of public records.
     (2) Personal records, medical records, and other records which relate to matters in which the right to individual privacy exceeds the merits of public disclosure shall not be available to the public unless the person they concern requests they be made public.
     (3) Except as provided by law and as determined by the chief law enforcement administrator, law enforcement records which relate to matters in which the right to individual privacy or law enforcement security exceeds the merits of public disclosure shall not be available to the public.

     History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 455, L. 1979.