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On August 24, 2009, the Montana Shooting Sports Association and the Second Amendment Foundation announced that they were planning on filing a lawsuit on October 1, 2009 — the date that the Montana Firearms Freedom Act became effective — to stop federal regulations from being enforced for the firearms covered under the new state law. [7]
The daily administration of the state’s laws, as defined in the Montana Code Annotated, are carried out by the chief executive—the Governor, and their second in command the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary Of State, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Auditor, and by the staff and employees of the 14 executive branch agencies.
This is an incomplete list of statutory codes from the U.S. states, territories, and the one federal district. Most states use a single official code divided into numbered titles. Pennsylvania's official codification is still in progress.
Except as otherwise provided for by law, Montana District Courts act as appellate courts for inferior courts, and must hear cases de novo (as if no evidence or testimony had been heard). [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Justices of the Peace Courts are not "courts of record", which is why District Courts must try "the matter anew, the same as if it had not been ...
Montana Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 16 establishes a District Court Council to develop and adopt policies and procedures regarding the administration of the District Courts. Court procedures, court reporter needs, fees, human resource management , resource allocation, technology, and workload and work schedules are among the items ...
Montana House Bill 246, the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, was signed into law by Governor Brian Schweitzer on April 15, 2009, and became effective October 1, 2009. This legislation declares that certain firearms and firearms accessories manufactured, sold, and kept within the state of Montana are exempt from federal firearms laws, since they ...
In 2023, Senate Bill 439, sponsored by Representative Barry Usher, proposed the same revision to Montana Code Annotated § 46-19-103(3) as did House Bill 244, introduced in 2021. [85] SB 439 died in process. [86] While the death penalty remains legal in Montana, the de facto moratorium placed on executions in 2015 remains in effect. [87]
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted. Montana is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Montana is the 8th least populous state with 1,084,225 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 145,545.80 square miles (376,961.9 km 2) of land. [1]