In one the most strongly worded official condemnations of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Montana state legislature passed a resolution against the USA PATRIOT Act stating that the PATRIOT Act gave law enforcement officials sweeping powers that violate the civil rights of the country's citizens. Among the provisions of the resolution are the encouraging of Montana law enforcement agencies not to participate in investigations authorized under the PATRIOT Act, a request for all libraries in the state to post signs warning citizens that under the PATRIOT Act their library records can be requested by the government, asking the state attorney general to destroy state-gathered intelligence not tied directly to suspected criminals, and a request that the attorney general reveal how many Montana citizens have been arrested using the PATRIOT Act and how many of the so-called "sneak and peak" searches have been conducted in Montana. While the resolution is only a statement of its opinion and does not codify any of its requests into law, it does reveal that even in what are commonly referred to as "conservative" states, there is still strong opposition to the USA PATRIOT Act.

In March of 2003, the Grand Rapids City Commission passed a resolution opposing the PATRIOT Act and urged that the sections of the PATRIOT Act up for reauthorization in 2005 not be reauthorized. As of today's date, 372 cities and counties have passed resolutions or ordinances against the USA PATRIOT Act, as well as five states including Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, and Vermont.