Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-6-4015. Payments for judgments

(a) from the general fund; or

(b) from the fund or funds supporting the local government operation that incurred the judgment.

(a) must be paid in the current fiscal year if there is sufficient money in the general fund to pay both the judgment and the general fund appropriations for the current fiscal year; or

(b) must be paid from additional tax levies made in each of the next 3 years if general fund money is insufficient to pay the judgment in the current fiscal year.