Montana Building Code & Construction Permit Law

Montana Code · 3 sections

The following is the full text of Montana’s building code & construction permit law statutes as published in the Montana Code. For the official version, see the Montana Legislature.

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-45-102

37-45-102. (Effective January 1, 2026) Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Construction contractor" means, except as provided in 37-45-104, a person, firm, or corporation that: (a) in the pursuit of an independent business, offers to undertake, undertakes, or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish for another a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to real estate, including the installation of carpeting or other floor covering, the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works, or the installation or repair of roofing or siding; or (b) in order to do work similar to that described in subsection (1)(a) on the construction contractor's property, employs members of more than one trade on a single job or under a single building permit, except as otherwise provided. (2) "Department" means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17.

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-68-315

37-68-315. Presentation of license. (1) A building code compliance inspector in compliance with 50-60-302, an employee of the department, a person who is professionally responsible for the jobsite, or an electrician licensed under this chapter who is working on the same jobsite has the right to ask a person who is working at a jobsite doing work that requires an electrician's license to present the person's license. If the person performing the work is unable to furnish the person's license, the requesting person may report that fact to the board or the department. (2) An employee of the department may issue a citation to and collect a fine, as provided in 37-68-316, from a person at a jobsite where the person is performing electrical work if the person fails to display an electrician's license at the request of the department employee.

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-69-319

37-69-319. Proof of license -- citation and fine. (1) An employee of a private or public employment agency or labor union, a building code compliance inspector, an employee of the department, a person who is professionally responsible for a job site, or a plumber licensed under Title 37, chapter 69, has the right to ask a person working at a job site doing work that requires a plumber's license to provide proof of licensure. If the person performing the work is unable to furnish proof of licensure, the requesting person may report that fact to the board or the department. (2) An employee of the department may issue a citation to and collect a fine, as provided in 37-69-310, from a person at a job site where the person is performing plumbing work if the person fails to display a plumber's license or proof of licensure at the request of the department inspector.

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