Change of Name of County

  1. Law
  2. Montana Code Annotated
  3. Local Government
  4. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
  5. Change of Name of County

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Section
7-2-2501

Authorization to change name of county

Section
7-2-2502

Petition to change county name

Section
7-2-2503

Form of petition

Section
7-2-2504

Verification of petition signatures -- county clerk's certification

Section
7-2-2505

Publication of copies of petition

Section
7-2-2506

Court hearing on petition -- court order

Section
7-2-2507

Transmittal to secretary of state of order to change name

Section
7-2-2508

Procedure to effectuate name change in records and other papers

Section
7-2-2509

Effect of name change on property and legal rights

Section
7-2-2510

Effect of name change on vested rights and existing laws

Section
7-2-2511

Effect of name change on indebtedness, obligations, and contracts

Section
7-2-2512

Effect of name change on district court

Section
7-2-2513

Effect of name change on officers

Section
7-2-2514

Effect of name change on county boundaries