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Mont. Code Ann. § 1-11-103 (2026)

Effect Of Montana Code Annotated -- Official Version

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TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS

CHAPTER 11. PUBLICATION AND UPDATING OF THE CODE CODE COMMISSIONER

Part 1. General Provisions

Effect Of Montana Code Annotated -- Official Version

1-11-103. Effect of Montana Code Annotated -- official version. (1) The Montana Code Annotated is a reenactment of the Revised Codes of Montana, 1947, and the supplements thereto.

(2) The enactment of the Montana Code Annotated may not:

(a) revive a law repealed or superseded before the effective date of the Montana Code Annotated;

(b) affect an act done, right accrued, or obligation incurred or imposed by law prior to the effective date of the Montana Code Annotated;

(c) affect any action, suit, or proceeding pending on the effective date of the Montana Code Annotated;

(d) repeal statutes of a nongeneral, nonpermanent nature, such as severability, construction, validating, repealing, or similar statutes, omitted from the Montana Code Annotated.

(3) The Montana Code Annotated must be given effect as a continuation of the Revised Codes of Montana and not as a new enactment. A defect in title of any act set out in prior laws and reenacted by the Montana Code Annotated is cured by the enactment of the Montana Code Annotated.

(4) No implication or presumption of legislative construction is to be drawn from the classification or arrangement of the Montana Code Annotated.

(5) Unless specifically and expressly adopted as part of the law by the legislature, annotations, code commissioner notes, catchlines, or other editorial material included in the Montana Code Annotated may not be construed as part of the legislative text but are only for the purpose of convenience, orderly arrangement, and information.

(6) After enactment, the Montana Code Annotated, including all subsequent replacement volumes, is prima facie the official laws of Montana. In case of any inconsistency in meaning arising through omission or otherwise between the provisions of the Montana Code Annotated and the corresponding portion of the official enrolled bill on file with the secretary of state, effect must be given to the official enrolled bill.

(7) The Montana Code Annotated, prepared in accordance with part 3 or part 4, is the official version of the statutes of Montana. The official version of the statutes is the only publication of the statutes that may be used in public documents. This subsection is not intended to interfere with the supreme court's authority to adopt rules of evidence pursuant to Article VII, section 2, of the Montana constitution.

History: En. 12-506 by Sec. 6, Ch. 419, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 1, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 12-506; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 119, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 52, L. 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: Bates v. Neva, 2014 MT 336, 339 P.3d 1265.
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Bates v. Neva, 2014 MT 336, 339 P.3d 1265. · cites it 6× “¶21 Bates also calls our attention to § 49-2-305’s title in the Montana code (“Discrimination in housing – exemptions”) to suggest that the title reveals the Legislature’s intent. But “unless specifically and expressly adopted as part of the law by the legislature .”
Walden v. Yellowstone Elec., 2021 MT 123, 487 P.3d 1. · cites it 3× “” However, “annotations, code commissioner notes, catchlines, or other editorial material included in the Montana Code Annotated may not be construed as part of the legislative text but are only for the purpose of convenience, orderly arrangement, and information.”
In re T.N.-S., 2015 MT 117, 347 P.3d 1263. · cites it 2× “included in the Montana Code Annotated may not be construed as part of the legislative text....”). ¶36 The language of the statute itself does not support an interpretation requiring the district court to disclose the transcript upon request.”
In re O'Connell, 167 B.R. 928 (Bankr. D. Mont. 1994). · cites it 2× “Section 1-11-103(5), and is not binding on the text of the statute.”
Mktg. Specialists, Inc. v. Serv. Mktg. of Montana, Inc., 693 P.2d 540 (Mont. 1985). · cites it 3× “Section 1-11-103(6), MCA, states: “After enactment, the Montana Code Annotated, including all subsequent replacement volumes shall be prima facie the official laws of Montana.”
Gallatin Cnty. ex rel. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. McClue, 721 P.2d 338 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 3× “are hereby, as to both form and substance, approved, legalized and adopted as the laws of Montana now in force and effect and the same are hereby declared to constitute the laws of Montana now in force and effect .”
Hillcrest Nat. v. DEQ, 2022 MT 240. · cites it 3× “Section 1-11-103(3), MCA. Appellees reason that “[i]t was never the Legislature’s intent that subsection (1) and subsection (2) address the same actors or same activities.”
In re Cabrera, 96 B.R. 304 (Bankr. D. Mont. 1988). “The SBA points out, and this Court agrees that § 1-11-103(6), states that if an inconsistency exists between the words in the Montana Code Annotated and the official enrolled bill, then deference shall be given to the official enrolled bill.”
Matter of T.N.-S. N.N.-S. E.N., 2015 MT 117. · cites it 2× “¶36 The language of the statute itself does not support an interpretation requiring the district court to disclose the transcript upon request.”
Montana v. Atl. Richfield Co., 266 F. Supp. 2d 1238 (D. Mont. 2003). · cites it 2× “Mont.Code Ann. § 1-11-103(6)(2001). 16. Chapter 711 of the 1985 Montana Session Laws sets forth CECRA in its entirety, and includes the following language not published in the Montana Code Annotated: Section 8.”
Mktg. Specialists Inc. v. Svc, No. 83-547 (Mont. Jan. 3, 1985). · cites it 2× “Section 1-11-103 (6), MCA, states: "After enactment, the Montana Code Annotated, including all subsequent replacement volumes shall be prima facie the official laws of Montana.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 1-11-103(3): 1 case
Hillcrest Nat. v. DEQ, 2022 MT 240. “Section 1-11-103(3), MCA. Appellees reason that “[i]t was never the Legislature’s intent that subsection (1) and subsection (2) address the same actors or same activities.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 1-11-103(5): 5 cases
Bates v. Neva, 2014 MT 336, 339 P.3d 1265. “¶21 Bates also calls our attention to § 49-2-305’s title in the Montana code (“Discrimination in housing – exemptions”) to suggest that the title reveals the Legislature’s intent. But “unless specifically and expressly adopted as part of the law by the legislature .”
Walden v. Yellowstone Elec., 2021 MT 123, 487 P.3d 1. “” However, “annotations, code commissioner notes, catchlines, or other editorial material included in the Montana Code Annotated may not be construed as part of the legislative text but are only for the purpose of convenience, orderly arrangement, and information.”
In re T.N.-S., 2015 MT 117, 347 P.3d 1263. “included in the Montana Code Annotated may not be construed as part of the legislative text....”). ¶36 The language of the statute itself does not support an interpretation requiring the district court to disclose the transcript upon request.”
In re O'Connell, 167 B.R. 928 (Bankr. D. Mont. 1994). “Section 1-11-103(5), and is not binding on the text of the statute.”
Matter of T.N.-S. N.N.-S. E.N., 2015 MT 117. “¶36 The language of the statute itself does not support an interpretation requiring the district court to disclose the transcript upon request.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 1-11-103(6): 2 cases
Mktg. Specialists, Inc. v. Serv. Mktg. of Montana, Inc., 693 P.2d 540 (Mont. 1985). “Section 1-11-103(6), MCA, states: “After enactment, the Montana Code Annotated, including all subsequent replacement volumes shall be prima facie the official laws of Montana.”
In re Cabrera, 96 B.R. 304 (Bankr. D. Mont. 1988). “The SBA points out, and this Court agrees that § 1-11-103(6), states that if an inconsistency exists between the words in the Montana Code Annotated and the official enrolled bill, then deference shall be given to the official enrolled bill.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 1-11-103(6)(2001): 1 case
Montana v. Atl. Richfield Co., 266 F. Supp. 2d 1238 (D. Mont. 2003). “Mont.Code Ann. § 1-11-103(6)(2001). 16. Chapter 711 of the 1985 Montana Session Laws sets forth CECRA in its entirety, and includes the following language not published in the Montana Code Annotated: Section 8.”
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