AI receptionists for Montana businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Montana businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Montana is an all-party consent state under Mont. Code Ann. 45-8-213(1)(c), (2)(a), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Montana statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Your agent answers in Mountain time, on the number you already have or a new local Montana number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Montana at a glance
- Area codes
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- 406
Recording a call in Montana
Montana is an all-party consent state. Recording with a hidden device needs the knowledge of all parties. Under (2)(a)(iii), once one person gives a warning, either party may record.
“records or causes to be recorded a conversation by use of a hidden electronic or mechanical device that reproduces a human conversation without the knowledge of all parties to the conversation”
For your agent: A recording notice at the start of the call satisfies Montana: "If one person provides the warning, either party may record."
Does it have to say it is AI in Montana?
No Montana statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
The Montana greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Recording notice first: Montana is an all-party consent state, and a notice captured at the start of the recording is how a business meets it.
- AI disclosure second, which no Montana statute requires of a business phone agent.
One area code, 406, Mountain time
Montana has a single area code, 406, in service since 1947, so every local number in the state starts with it.
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All of the state keeps Mountain time. (49 CFR 71.8)
Callbacks and reminders in Montana
MCA 30-14-1602 has no hours rule; MCA 45-8-216 bans automated recorded sales calls unless a live operator gets permission first. The federal window for sales calls is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the called person’s location (47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)), and FCC 24-17 treats an AI voice as an artificial voice.
Who licenses contractors in Montana
Every construction contractor in Montana must hold a state license. The program replaced the old registration: contractors with an active registration on December 31, 2025 were converted to the new license.
“All construction contractors in the state of Montana are required to be licensed with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry.”
6,766 construction businesses
6,766 of Montana’s 42,566 business establishments, 15.9 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Montana questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Montana?
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Yes. Montana is an all-party consent state under Mont. Code Ann. 45-8-213(1)(c), (2)(a), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Montana statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
Does an AI receptionist have to say it is AI in Montana?
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No Montana statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Every agent we ship says it is an AI when asked.
Which area codes and time zone does an AI receptionist use in Montana?
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Montana has a single area code, 406, in service since 1947, so every local number in the state starts with it. All of the state keeps Mountain time.
Who licenses contractors in Montana?
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Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Construction Contractor License Program. Every construction contractor in Montana must hold a state license. The program replaced the old registration: contractors with an active registration on December 31, 2025 were converted to the new license.
Managed for you, end to end
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Our studio is in Kalispell. See AI receptionists in Montana for how we work with Montana businesses.