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Mont. Code Ann. § 5-7-101 (2026)

Purposes Of Chapter -- Applicability

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TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER 7. LOBBYING

Part 1. General Provisions -- Licenses

Purposes Of Chapter -- Applicability

5-7-101. Purposes of chapter -- applicability. (1) The purposes of this chapter are to promote a high standard of ethics in the practice of lobbying, to prevent unfair and unethical lobbying practices, to provide for the licensing of lobbyists and the suspension or revocation of the licenses, and to require disclosure of the amounts of money spent for lobbying.

(2) This chapter does not subject an individual lobbying on the individual's own behalf to any reporting requirements or deprive an individual of the constitutional right to communicate with legislators.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-801; amd. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 568, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 498, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 244, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, L. 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1996 · leading case: Montana Auto. Ass'n v. Greely, 632 P.2d 300 (Mont. 1981).
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Montana Auto. Ass'n v. Greely, 632 P.2d 300 (Mont. 1981). · cites it 10× “" Section 5-7-101, MCA. Legislative amendments in 1965 and 1977 made minor changes in the lobbying law but did not alter its scope.”
Common Cause of Montana v. Argenbright, 917 P.2d 425 (Mont. 1996). · cites it 10× “As part of this effort, Common Cause wrote and then worked to pass Initiative 85 revising Montana's Lobbying Act and requiring that lobbying expenditures be reported to the Commissioner.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 5-7-101(1) — 1 case
Common Cause of Montana v. Argenbright, 917 P.2d 425 (Mont. 1996). “As part of this effort, Common Cause wrote and then worked to pass Initiative 85 revising Montana's Lobbying Act and requiring that lobbying expenditures be reported to the Commissioner.”
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