7-3-1341. Department of law. - Montana Statutes

     7-3-1341. Department of law. (1) The department of law is in the charge of a director appointed by the commission without definite term who must be a resident and elector of the municipality and who must possess all of the qualifications required of county attorneys.
     (2) The director has all the powers and, either personally or through designated assistants, shall perform all the duties that are prescribed for county attorneys, city attorneys, and public administrators, and in addition, the director is chief legal adviser of and attorney for the municipality and of all departments and offices of the municipality. The director shall perform other duties that may be required by the commission.
     (3) The director shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and by giving a bond in the amount required of a public administrator in a county of the same class. The director must receive from the state as part of the director's salary the same amount that is paid by the state to county attorneys in counties of the same class, and the remainder of the salary must be paid by the municipality. For all purposes in connection with criminal prosecutions, the director must be known and designated as "county attorney of the city and county of .....".

     History: En. Sec. 44, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.44, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3444; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 262, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 355, Ch. 61, L. 2007.