2-17-533. Responsibilities. (1) The department shall:
     (a) establish policies, standards, and procedures for the electronic access systems;
     (b) establish appropriate services to support state agencies' use of the electronic access systems; and
     (c) develop user-friendly systems for entities regularly interacting with state government, including but not limited to citizens, businesses, and other government entities, and promote the systems' use to reduce copying and mailing costs for state government and as a means to obtain information and services faster and in a more cost-effective manner.
     (2) The department shall provide security to protect the integrity of its electronic access systems.
     (3) Each department is responsible for ensuring the integrity and appropriateness of the information that it places in the electronic access systems.
     (4) The department shall provide for an equitable method for recovering the cost of operating the electronic access systems that the department provides.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 268, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 166, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 440, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 313, L. 2001; Sec. 2-17-323, MCA 1999; redes. 2-17-533 by Sec. 44(3), Ch. 313, L. 2001.