Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-6-2141. Coordination of state revenue collected by counties--duties of department of administration

(1) The department of administration shall advise the counties concerning any questions involving collection of revenue on behalf of the state. The department shall prepare and distribute a county collections manual to county treasurers, setting forth the procedures and forms to be used by the counties in collecting revenue for the state. The manual must be revised at least biennially, with the manual and revisions being sent to each county treasurer.

(2) State agencies receiving revenue collected by the counties shall coordinate the collection of revenue with the department. Necessary instructions or procedures must be submitted to the counties by state agencies through the department to provide coordination and ensure placement in the county collections manual.