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TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Part 46. Office of City Attorney
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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-4604

Duties

The city attorney shall:

(1) appear before the city court and other courts and prosecute on behalf of the city;

(2) serve upon the attorney general within 10 days of the filing or receipt a copy of any notice of appeal that the city attorney files or receives in a criminal proceeding;

(3) when required, draft for the city council contracts and ordinances for the government of the city;

(4) when required, give to the mayor or city council written opinions on questions pertaining to the duties and the rights, liabilities, and powers of the city; and

(5) perform other duties that pertain to the functions of the city council or that the city council prescribes by resolution.

Official Annotations
History:
En. Sec. 6, p. 64, Ex. L. 1887
Amd. Sec. 9, p. 182, L. 1889
Amd. Sec. 4787, Pol. C. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 3256, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 5038, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4391
Re-en. Sec. 5038, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 11-811(part)
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 428, L. 1979
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 2005 (HB 103 - Driscoll, Robyn (D) HD 51)
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