A challenge to a district court's jurisdiction is an issue of law, which this Court reviews de novo. State v. Martz, 2008 MT 382, ¶ 16, 347 Mont. 47, 196 P.3d 1239.
The question of whether a motion to dismiss is properly granted or denied on the basis of a lack of subject matter jurisdiction is one of law which we review de novo. State v. Spotted Blanket, 1998 MT 59, ¶ 18, 288 Mont. 126, 955 P.2d 1347.