7-7-131. Bankruptcy -- definitions. - Montana Statutes

     7-7-131. Bankruptcy -- definitions. As used in 7-7-132 through 7-7-134 and this section, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Legislative body" means:
     (a) the governing body of a city or town;
     (b) the governing body of a local entity that is a district if, by law, the district must have a governing body; or
     (c) the governing body of the city, town, or county that created a local entity that is a district if law does not require the district to have a separate governing body. Unless otherwise agreed to by the governing bodies of the county and of the city or town, a joint board composed of an equal number of members from each governing body shall act as the district governing body of a district that was jointly created by the county and the city or town.
     (2) "Local entity" means a district created under Title 7, chapter 12, a city, or a town, but the term does not include a county.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 1995.