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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-101 (2026)

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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC RECORDS

Part 1. Public Records Generally (Repealed)

Repealed

2-6-101. Repealed. Sec. 59, Ch. 348, L. 2015.

History: En. Secs. 3170, 3171, 3172, 3182, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Secs. 7895, 7896, 7897, 7900, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 10539, 10540, 10541, 10544, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Secs. 1887, 1888, 1889, 1894; re-en. Secs. 10539, 10540, 10541, 10544, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1001-1, 93-1001-2, 93-1001-3, 93-1001-6; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 476, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 748, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 485, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 77, L. 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1981–2015 · leading case: Goldstein v. Comm'n on Practice of the Supreme Court, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000).
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Goldstein v. Comm'n on Practice of the Supreme Court, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). · cites it 19× “Section 2-6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that “judicial records” are one of the classes.”
Bryan v. Yellowstone Cnty. Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 2, 2002 MT 264 (Mont. 2002). · cites it 7× “Therefore, for purposes of Bryan’s Article II, Section 9, allegation, we need only examine whether the requested spreadsheet was a “document of a public body” subject to public inspection. ¶34 The District and Amicus Curiae indicate that the Legislature has promulgated statutes…”
Becky Ex Rel. Beckey v. Butte-Silver Bow Sch. Dist. No. 1, 906 P.2d 193 (Mont. 1995). · cites it 7× “Section 2-6-101, MCA, defines “public writings”: (1)Writings are of two kinds: (a) public; and (b) private.”
Cox v. Lee Enter., Inc., 723 P.2d 238 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 5× “A complaint is a public document pursuant to § 2-6-101, MCA. These statutes reflect Montana's commitment to the public's right to know what is occurring within the judicial system, including the filing of civil suits.”
Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 634 P.2d 181 (Mont. 1981). · cites it 3× “As we have noted, § 69-3-105, MCA provides that records of every nature in the possession of the PSC are open to the public at reasonable times, except for a minor provision that the PSC might withhold the information for not more than 90 days. Section 2-6-102, MCA, gives every…”
MT. STATES, ETC. v. Dept. of Pub. Serv. Reg., 634 P.2d 181 (Mont. 1981). · cites it 3× “As we have noted, section 69-3-105, MCA, provides that records of every nature in the possession of the PSC are open to the public at reasonable times, except for a *187 minor provision that the PSC might withhold the information for not more than 90 days. Section 2-6-102, MCA,…”
Miller v. Title Ins. Co. of Minnesota, 1999 MT 230 (Mont. 1999). · cites it 2× “” They argue that pursuant to § 2-6-101, MCA, the “public writings” statute, it was reasonable for them to expect prior to receiving the policy and after reading the title commitment, that the term “public records” included all public records relative to their property and…”
Billmayer v. City of Kalispell, 2007 MT 116 (Mont. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Billmayer contends that his proprietary interest in the floodplain study documents triggers the exception to public disclosure in Subsection (3).”
Missoula Cnty. Pub. Schs. v. Bitterroot Star, 2015 MT 95 (Mont. 2015). · cites it 2× “¶8 The Montana Constitution, Article II, Section 9, provides that “[n]o person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents ... of all public bodies or agencies of state government and its subdivisions except in cases in which the demand of individual privacy clearly…”
Denny Driscoll Boys Home v. State, 737 P.2d 1150 (Mont. 1987). · cites it 3× “Under Section 2-6-101 MCA, the letter became a public writing upon being admitted into evidence on September 28, 1979.”
Goldstein Albers v. Comm'n On, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). · cites it 7× “2d at 197 (quoting § 2-6-101(2)(a), MCA) (emphasis added). Section 2- 6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that "judicial records" are one of the classes.”
Matter of Districting Apportionme (Mont. 1999). · cites it 6× “Section 2-6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classesof public writings and that “judicial records” are one of the classes.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-101(2) — 5 cases
Bryan v. Yellowstone Cnty. Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 2, 2002 MT 264 (Mont. 2002). “Therefore, for purposes of Bryan’s Article II, Section 9, allegation, we need only examine whether the requested spreadsheet was a “document of a public body” subject to public inspection. ¶34 The District and Amicus Curiae indicate that the Legislature has promulgated statutes…”
Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 634 P.2d 181 (Mont. 1981). “As we have noted, § 69-3-105, MCA provides that records of every nature in the possession of the PSC are open to the public at reasonable times, except for a minor provision that the PSC might withhold the information for not more than 90 days. Section 2-6-102, MCA, gives every…”
MT. STATES, ETC. v. Dept. of Pub. Serv. Reg., 634 P.2d 181 (Mont. 1981). “As we have noted, section 69-3-105, MCA, provides that records of every nature in the possession of the PSC are open to the public at reasonable times, except for a *187 minor provision that the PSC might withhold the information for not more than 90 days. Section 2-6-102, MCA,…”
Billmayer v. City of Kalispell, 2007 MT 116 (Mont. 2007). “” Billmayer contends that his proprietary interest in the floodplain study documents triggers the exception to public disclosure in Subsection (3).”
Missoula Cnty. Pub. Schs. v. Bitterroot Star, 2015 MT 95 (Mont. 2015). “¶8 The Montana Constitution, Article II, Section 9, provides that “[n]o person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents ... of all public bodies or agencies of state government and its subdivisions except in cases in which the demand of individual privacy clearly…”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-101(2)(a) — 2 cases
Goldstein v. Comm'n on Practice of the Supreme Court, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). “Section 2-6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that “judicial records” are one of the classes.”
Goldstein Albers v. Comm'n On, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). “2d at 197 (quoting § 2-6-101(2)(a), MCA) (emphasis added). Section 2- 6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that "judicial records" are one of the classes.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-101(3)(b) — 3 cases
Goldstein v. Comm'n on Practice of the Supreme Court, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). “Section 2-6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that “judicial records” are one of the classes.”
Matter of Districting Apportionme (Mont. 1999). “Section 2-6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classesof public writings and that “judicial records” are one of the classes.”
Goldstein Albers v. Comm'n On, 2000 MT 8 (Mont. 2000). “2d at 197 (quoting § 2-6-101(2)(a), MCA) (emphasis added). Section 2- 6-101, MCA, also states that there are four classes of public writings and that "judicial records" are one of the classes.”
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