BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF STATE

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 44.2.204, 44.2.302, 44.5.114, 44.5.115, 44.5.119, 44.5.120, and 44.5.121 pertaining to the update of provisions related to Business Services filings and other administrative updates

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On July 22, 2022, the Secretary of State published MAR Notice No. 44-2-260 pertaining to the public hearing on the proposed amendment of the above-stated rules at page 1302 of the 2022 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 14.

 

2. On August 12, 2022, a public hearing was held on the proposed amendment of the above-stated rules. There were no attendees at the public hearing. Written comments were received during the public comment period.

 

3. The Secretary of State has amended ARM 44.2.204, 44.2.302, 44.5.114, 44.5.115, 44.5.119, and 44.5.120 as proposed.

 

4. The Secretary of State has amended the following rule as proposed, with the following changes from the original proposal, deleted matter interlined, new matter underlined:

 

44.5.121 MISCELLANEOUS FEES (1) through (17) remain as proposed.

 

AUTH:      2-15-403, 2-15-405, 20-7-604, 30-9A-526, 35-1-1307, 35-2-1107, 35-7-103, 35-14-122, 35-14-130, 82-1-104,  MCA

IMP:          2-15-403, 2-15-405, 20-7-604, 30-9A-525, 30-13-320, 35-1-1206, 35-2-119, 35-2-1003, 35-2-1107, 35-7-103, 35-14-122, 35-14-130, 80-8-210, 82-1-104, MCA

 

5. The Secretary of State has thoroughly considered the comments received. A summary of the comments and SOS's responses are as follows:

 

COMMENT #1:  A commenter noted there are repealed statutes listed as implementing or authorizing statutes.  Ch. 271 (L. 2019) revised the act related to corporations by repealing a number of sections and enacting a number of new sections.

 

RESPONSE #1: The Secretary of State agrees with this comment and has adjusted the references accordingly.

 

 

/s/ AUSTIN JAMES                                         /s/ CHRISTI JACOBSEN   

Austin James                                                   Christi Jacobsen

Rule Reviewer                                                 Secretary of State

 

Dated this 30th day of August, 2022.