# Mont. Code Ann. § 2-18-103: 2-18-103 Officers and employees excepted

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T2_C18_P1_S2-18-103

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 2-18-103
- **Heading:** 2-18-103 Officers and employees excepted
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18 / Part 1 / Section 2-18-103

## Text

2-18-103 . Officers and employees excepted. Parts 1 through 3 and 10 do not apply to the following officers and employees in state government:

(1) elected officials;

(2) county assessors and their chief deputies;

(3) employees of the office of consumer counsel;

(4) judges and employees of the judicial branch;

(5) members of boards and commissions appointed by the governor, the legislature, or other elected state officials;

(6) officers or members of the militia;

(7) agency heads appointed by the governor;

(8) academic and professional administrative personnel with individual contracts under the authority of the board of regents of higher education;

(9) academic and professional administrative personnel and live-in houseparents who have entered into individual contracts with the state school for the deaf and blind under the authority of the state board of public education;

(10) investment officer, assistant investment officer, executive director, and eight professional staff positions of the board of investments;

(11) four professional staff positions under the board of oil and gas conservation;

(12) director of the Montana state lottery and assistant director for security of the Montana state lottery;

(13) executive director and employees of the state compensation insurance fund;

(14) state racing stewards employed by the executive secretary of the Montana board of horseracing;

(15) executive director of the Montana wheat and barley committee;

(16) commissioner of banking and financial institutions;

(17) training coordinator for county attorneys;

(18) employees of an entity of the legislative branch consolidated, as provided in 5-2-504 ;

(19) chief information officer in the department of administration;

(20) chief economic development officer and six professional staff positions in the office of economic development provided for in 2-15-218 ; and

(21) the director of the office of state public defender provided for in 2-15-1029 .

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