# Montana — US state universal occupational license recognition laws — conditions and scope

For Montana, law citation is MCA § 37-1-304; effective date is 2019-10-01; scope is universal; minimum years licensed is none; good standing required is yes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Montana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law citation:** MCA § 37-1-304 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2019-10-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Scope:** universal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum years licensed:** none _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Good standing required:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Criminal background check:** none specified in this section _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State-specific exam allowed:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Excluded professions:** licensure of schools or facilities regulated by boards and programs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Military spouse provision:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> an applicant for licensure by endorsement must have an active license in good standing from a jurisdiction whose license qualifications, measured at the time of application to this state, are substantially equivalent to the license qualifications of this state.

## Source

- https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0010/part_0030/section_0040/0370-0010-0030-0040.html

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-11-13.
Part of [US state universal occupational license recognition laws — conditions and scope](https://referencesource.org/state-universal-license-recognition-laws/).