Montana Title 15. Taxation § 15-16-118. Minimum tax payment--limitation of appeal

(1) If the taxes and special assessments due for the current year shown in the written notice sent to the taxpayer as required in 15-16-101(2) are less than $5 or if a tax notice of taxes and special assessments due on personal property is less than $5, the county treasurer shall notify the taxpayer that a minimum tax of $5 is imposed and due. The $5 tax is imposed for purposes of defraying administrative expenses incurred in administering the tax. The difference between the taxes and special assessments and the minimum tax of $5 is to be deposited in the county general fund.

(2) The notification of the $5 minimum tax required by subsection (1) must be made in the notice required in 15-16-101(2) or in the notice of taxes and special assessments due on personal property.

(3) The minimum tax imposed by this section is not affected by the limitation on property taxes contained in Title 15, chapter 10, part 4.

(4) The minimum assessment imposed by this section does not apply to assessments levied against property owned by the state or a county, consolidated local government, city, town, school district, or other governmental entity unless the total assessments levied against all the property owned by the governmental entity are less than $5.