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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-3-202 (2026)

Meeting Defined

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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Part 2. Open Meetings

Meeting Defined

2-3-202. Meeting defined. As used in this part, "meeting" means the convening of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public agency or association described in 2-3-203, whether corporal or by means of electronic equipment, to hear, discuss, or act upon a matter over which the agency has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power.

History: En. 82-3404 by Sec. 2, Ch. 567, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3404; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 183, L. 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Associated Press v. Crofts, 2004 MT 120 (Mont. 2004).
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Associated Press v. Crofts, 2004 MT 120 (Mont. 2004). · cites it 20× “¶ 30 Section 2-3-202, MCA (2001), defines the term "meeting" as: [T]he convening of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public agency or association described in 2-3-203, whether corporal or by means of electronic equipment, to hear, discuss, or act upon a matter over…”
Willems v. SEC. of State Lind, 2014 MT 82 (Mont. 2014). · cites it 14× “¶15 According to the statutory guidelines, the “actions and deliberations of all public agencies shall be conducted openly,” and “[a]ll meetings of public or governmental bodies . . . must be open to the public.” Sections 2-3-201, -203, MCA.”
Boulder Monitor v. Jefferson High Sch. Dist. No. 1, 2014 MT 5 (Mont. 2014). · cites it 67× “” Section 2-3-202, MCA. The public is entitled to notice of public meetings and the opportunity to participate.”
Common Cause v. Statutory Comm. to Nominate Candidates for Comm'r of Political Practices, 868 P.2d 604 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 6× “Section 2-3-202, MCA, defines a "meeting" as a convening of a quorum of the constituent membership of an entity described in § 2-3-203, MCA, to hear, discuss or act upon a matter over which that entity has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power.”
Bd. of Trs. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 606 P.2d 1069 (Mont. 1980). · cites it 9× “” Section 2-3-202, MCA. “Appropriate minutes of all meetings required by 2-3-203 to be open shall be kept and shall be available for inspection by the public.”
Raap v. Wolf Point Sch. Dist., 2018 MT 58 (Mont. 2018). · cites it 7× “" Section 2-3-202, MCA. As referenced in Article II, Section 9, the term "deliberations of .”
Allen v. Lakeside Neighborhood Plan. Comm., 2013 MT 237 (Mont. 2013). · cites it 4× “¶34 Did the District Court err in determining a public meeting could not be held via a Yahoo email group? ¶35 Citing §2-3-202, MCA, the District Court stated that “with respect to the Yahoo Group, a ‘meeting’ is the convening of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public…”
State v. Conrad, 643 P.2d 239 (Mont. 1982). · cites it 3× “There is no express legislative intent to do so. Men of common intelligence could differ in their opinion as to whether the broad “meeting” definition enacted in 1977 was incorporated in the 1975 amendment to the criminal statute.”
State v. Zwart, 2014 MT 5 (Mont. 2014). · cites it 33× “” Section 2-3-202, MCA. The public is entitled to notice of public meetings and the opportunity to participate.”
Citizens for Open Gov't, Inc. v. City of Polson, 2015 MT 55 (Mont. 2015). · cites it 3× “” Section 2-3-202, MCA. The statute provides exceptions for discussions relating to a matter of individual privacy, discussions of litigation strategy, and judicial deliberations.”
ACORN v. State, 2024 MT 182 (Mont. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 2-3-212, MCA (providing for costs and fees in “right to know” enforcement actions); see also § 2-3-202, MCA (defining “meeting” under Mont.”
Bd. of Trs. v. Bd. of Count (Mont. 1980). · cites it 3× “" Section 2-3-202, MCA. "Appropriate minutes of all meetings required by 2-3- 203 to be open shall be kept and shall be available for inspection by the public.”
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