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MT Code § 45-8-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-103. Riot

  45-8-103. Riot. (1) A person commits the offense of riot if the person purposely and knowingly disturbs the peace by engaging in an act of violence or threat to commit an act of violence as part of an assemblage of five or more persons and the act or threat presents a clear and present danger of or results in damage to property or injury to persons.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person convicted of the offense of riot shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   (3) A person who commits the offense of riot by engaging in an act of violence while incarcerated at any state adult correctional facility or city or county jail shall be imprisoned for not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.   History: En. 94-8-103 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-103; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1694, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-104. Incitement to riot

  45-8-104. Incitement to riot. (1) A person commits the offense of incitement to riot if the person purposely and knowingly commits an act or engages in conduct that urges other persons to riot. The act or conduct may not include the mere oral or written advocacy of ideas or expression of belief that does not urge the commission of an act of immediate violence.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person convicted of the offense of incitement to riot shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   (3) A person who commits the offense of incitement to riot while incarcerated at any state adult correctional facility shall be imprisoned for not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.   History: En. 94-8-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-104; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 54, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1695, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-105. Criminal incitement

  45-8-105. Criminal incitement. (1) "Criminal incitement" means the advocacy of crime, malicious damage or injury to property, or violence.   (2) A person commits the offense of criminal incitement if the person purposely or knowingly advocates the commission of a criminal offense and the advocacy is:   (a) directed to inciting or producing that imminent unlawful, criminal action; and   (b) likely to incite or produce that unlawful, criminal action.   (3) For purposes of this section, "imminent" means immediate in time, impending, or on the verge of happening.   (4) A person convicted of the offense of criminal incitement shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years.   History: En. 94-7-503 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-503; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1999.
MT Code § 45-8-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-106. Bringing armed individuals into state

  45-8-106. Bringing armed individuals into state. (1) A person commits the offense of bringing armed individuals into the state when the person knowingly brings or aids in bringing into this state an armed individual or armed body of individuals for the purpose of engaging in criminal or socially disruptive activities or to usurp the powers of law enforcement authorities.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of bringing armed individuals into the state shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.   History: En. 94-7-504 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-504; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1696, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-107. Purpose

  45-8-107. Purpose. The legislature recognizes every citizen's constitutional right to express beliefs on any subject, to associate with others who share similar beliefs, and to keep or bear arms in defense of home, person, or property. Sections 45-8-107 through 45-8-109 are not intended to interfere with the exercise of rights protected by the United States constitution or the state constitution. The legislature finds that conspiracies and training activities in the furtherance of unlawful acts of violence against persons or property are not constitutionally protected, pose a threat to public order and safety, and are subject to criminal penalties.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 492, L. 1991.
MT Code § 45-8-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-108. Definitions

  45-8-108. Definitions. As used in 45-8-107 through 45-8-109, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Civil disorder" means a public disturbance involving unlawful acts of violence by a group of two or more persons that causes an immediate danger of or results in injury to the property or person of any other individual.   (2) "Governmental military force" means:   (a) the national guard as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101;   (b) the organized militia of a state or territory of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia not included in the definition of the national guard; and   (c) the armed forces of the United States.   (3) "Law enforcement agency" means a department of public safety, a police department, a sheriff's office, the highway patrol, or a governmental unit of one or more persons employed by the state or federal government or a political subdivision of the state or federal government, for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, whose employees are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting in the scope of their authority.   (4) "Peace officer" has the meaning given in 45-2-101.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 492, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 36, L. 2005.
MT Code § 45-8-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-109. Civil disorder -- prohibited activities -- penalties -- exceptions

  45-8-109. Civil disorder -- prohibited activities -- penalties -- exceptions. (1) A person is guilty of a crime if, with one or more other persons, the person purposely or knowingly assembles for the purpose of training in, instructing in the use of, or practicing with any technique or means capable of causing property damage, bodily injury, or death, with the purpose of employing the training, instruction, or practice in a civil disorder.   (2) A person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period not to exceed 10 years or be fined not to exceed $50,000, or both.   (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit:   (a) an act protected pursuant to Article II of the Montana constitution;   (b) an act of a governmental military force;   (c) an act of a peace officer performed in the lawful performance of the officer's duties;   (d) an authorized activity of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks; the department of corrections; a law enforcement agency; or the law enforcement academy;   (e) training in nonviolent civil disobedience techniques;   (f) lawful self-defense or defense of others or an activity intended to teach or practice self-defense or self-defense techniques; or   (g) a facility, program, or lawful activity related to firearms instruction or training intended to teach the safe handling and use of firearms or activities or sports related to recreational use or possession of firearms.   (4) Sections 45-8-107 through 45-8-109 do not apply to an employer or employees involved in a labor dispute.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 492, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 201, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 45-8-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-110. Obstructing health care facility access

  45-8-110. Obstructing health care facility access. (1) A person commits the offense of obstructing health care facility access if the person knowingly obstructs, hinders, or blocks another person's entry into or exit from a health care facility. Commission of the offense includes but is not limited to knowingly approaching within 8 feet of a person who is entering or leaving a health care facility to give the person written or oral information, to display a sign, or to protest, counsel, or educate about a health issue, when the person does not consent to that activity and is within 36 feet of an entrance to or exit from the health care facility.   (2) A person convicted under this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $100.   (3) For purposes of this section, "health care facility" means an office of a medical practitioner, as defined in 37-2-101, or any other facility or entity that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to administer medical treatment in this state.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 331, L. 2005.
MT Code § 45-8-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-111. Public nuisance

  45-8-111. Public nuisance. (1) "Public nuisance" means:   (a) a condition that endangers safety or health, is offensive to the senses, or obstructs the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood or by any considerable number of persons;   (b) any premises where persons gather for the purpose of engaging in unlawful conduct; or   (c) a condition that renders dangerous for passage any public highway or right-of-way or waters used by the public.   (2) A person commits the offense of maintaining a public nuisance if the person knowingly creates, conducts, or maintains a public nuisance.   (3) Any act that affects an entire community or neighborhood or any considerable number of persons, as specified in subsection (1)(a), is no less a nuisance because the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals is unequal.   (4) An agricultural or farming operation, a place, an establishment, or a facility or any of its appurtenances or the operation of those things is not or does not become a public nuisance because of its normal operation as a result of changed residential or commercial conditions in or around its locality if the agricultural or farming operation, place, establishment, or facility has been in operation longer than the complaining resident has been in possession or the commercial establishment has been in operation.   (5) Noises resulting from the shooting activities at a shooting range during established hours of operation are not considered a public nuisance.   (6) A person convicted of maintaining a public nuisance shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500. Each day of the conduct constitutes a separate offense.   History: En. 94-8-107 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-107(1) thru (4); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 123, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 415, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1697, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 321, L. 2017.
MT Code § 45-8-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-112. Action to abate public nuisance

  45-8-112. Action to abate public nuisance. (1) A public nuisance may be abated and the persons maintaining the nuisance and the possessor of the premises who permits the nuisance to be maintained may be enjoined from the conduct by an action in equity in the name of the state of Montana by the county attorney or any resident of the state.   (2) Upon the filing of the complaint in the action, the judge may issue a temporary injunction.   (3) In an action, evidence of the general reputation of the premises is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of the nuisance.   (4) If the existence of the nuisance is established, an order of abatement must be entered as part of the judgment in the case. The judge issuing the order may:   (a) confiscate all fixtures used on the premises to maintain the nuisance and either sell them and transmit the proceeds to the county general fund, destroy them, or return them to their rightful ownership;   (b) close the premises for any period not to exceed 1 year, during which period the premises must remain in the custody of the court;   (c) allow the premises to be opened upon posting bond sufficient in amount to ensure compliance with the order of abatement. The bond must be forfeited if the nuisance is continued or resumed. The procedure for forfeiture or discharge of the bond is as provided in 46-9-502 and 46-9-503.   (d) impose any combination of subsections (4)(a) through (4)(c).   History: En. 94-8-107 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-107(5); amd. Sec. 1698, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-113. Creating hazard

  45-8-113. Creating hazard. (1) A person commits the offense of creating a hazard if the person knowingly:   (a) discards in any place where it might attract children a container having a compartment of more than 1 1/2 cubic feet capacity and a door or lid that locks or fastens automatically when closed and cannot easily be opened from the inside and fails to remove the door, lid, or locking or fastening device;   (b) being the owner or otherwise having possession of property upon which there is a well, cistern, cesspool, mine shaft, or other hole of a depth of 4 feet or more and a top width of 12 inches or more, fails to cover or fence it with a suitable protective construction;   (c) tampers with an aircraft without the consent of the owner;   (d) being the owner or otherwise having possession of property upon which there is a steam engine or steam boiler, continues to use a steam engine or steam boiler that is in an unsafe condition;   (e) being a person in the act of game hunting, acts in a negligent manner or knowingly fails to give all reasonable assistance to any person whom the person has injured; or   (f) deposits any hard substance upon or between any railroad tracks that will tend to derail railroad cars or other vehicles.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of creating a hazard shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. 94-8-108 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-108; amd. Sec. 1699, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-114. Failure to yield party line

  45-8-114. Failure to yield party line. (1) Any person who fails to relinquish a telephone party line or public pay telephone after the person has been requested to do so to permit another to place an emergency call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 10 days or be fined not to exceed $25, or both.   (2) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) that the accused did not know or did not have reason to know of the emergency in question or that the accused was using the telephone party line or public pay telephone for an emergency call.   (3) Any person who requests another to relinquish a telephone party line or public pay telephone on the pretext that the person needs to place an emergency call, knowing the pretext to be false, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 10 days or be fined not to exceed $25, or both.   (4) Each telephone company doing business in this state shall print a copy of subsections (1), (2), and (3) in each telephone directory published by it.   History: En. 94-8-109 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-109; amd. Sec. 1700, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-115. Illegal posting of state and federal land

  45-8-115. Illegal posting of state and federal land. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal posting of state or federal land if, without authorization, the person knowingly posts land that is under the ownership or control of the state or federal government to restrict access or use of state or federal land.   (2) A person convicted of illegal posting of state or federal land shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 743, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1701, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 1. Conduct Disruptive of Public Order|45-8-116. Funeral picketing -- penalties

  45-8-116. Funeral picketing -- penalties. (1) A person commits the offense of funeral picketing if the person knowingly engages in picketing within 1,500 feet of any property boundary entrance to or exit from a funeral site during the period from 1 hour before the scheduled commencement of the funeral services until 1 hour after the actual completion of the funeral services.   (2) A person convicted of funeral picketing shall be fined an amount not less than $250 and not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 12 months, or both.   (3) This section does not affect any proceeding against a person for violation of any other provision of law. A district court may enjoin conduct proscribed by this section.   (4) In addition to, and not in lieu of, the penalties provided for in subsection (2), a district court may in a civil action award damages, including punitive damages, attorney fees, and other appropriate relief, to a person who suffers injury as a result of activity that may be a violation of this section.   (5) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Funeral" or "funeral services" means the ceremonies, rituals, and memorial services held in connection with the memorial of a deceased person or in connection with the burial, cremation, or other disposition of a human body, including the assembly and dispersal of the persons attending the funeral.   (b) "Funeral site" means a church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home, mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other public or private place where a funeral is conducted.   (c) "Picketing" means the making of any noise or diversion that can reasonably be expected to disturb a funeral by:   (i) standing, sitting, or repeated walking, riding, driving, or other similar action by a person displaying or carrying a banner, placard, flag, sign, or similar device that is not a part of the funeral services;   (ii) engaging, with or without the use of a sound amplification device, in loud oration, speech, singing, chanting, whistling, or yelling that is not part of the funeral services;   (iii) distributing any handbill, pamphlet, leaflet, or other written or printed material other than written material that is distributed as part of the funeral services; or   (iv) obstructing or preventing the intended uses of a public street, public sidewalk, or other public space.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 2007.
MT Code § 45-8-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct|45-8-201. Obscenity

  45-8-201. Obscenity. (1) A person commits the offense of obscenity when, with knowledge of the obscene nature of the material, the person purposely or knowingly:   (a) sells, delivers, or provides or offers or agrees to sell, deliver, or provide any obscene writing, picture, record, or other representation or embodiment of the obscene to anyone under 18 years of age;   (b) presents or directs an obscene play, dance, or other performance, or participates in that portion of the performance that makes it obscene, to anyone under 18 years of age;   (c) publishes, exhibits, or otherwise makes available anything obscene to anyone under 18 years of age;   (d) performs an obscene act or otherwise presents an obscene exhibition of the person's body to anyone under 18 years of age;   (e) creates, buys, procures, or possesses obscene matter or material with the purpose to disseminate it to anyone under 18 years of age; or   (f) advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of obscene material or materials represented or held out by the person to be obscene.   (2) A thing is obscene if:   (a) (i) it is a representation or description of perverted ultimate sexual acts, actual or simulated;   (ii) it is a patently offensive representation or description of normal ultimate sexual acts, actual or simulated; or   (iii) it is a patently offensive representation or description of masturbation, excretory functions, or lewd exhibition of the genitals; and   (b) taken as a whole the material:   (i) applying contemporary community standards, appeals to the prurient interest in sex;   (ii) portrays conduct described in subsection (2)(a)(i), (2)(a)(ii), or (2)(a)(iii) in a patently offensive way; and   (iii) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.   (3) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, evidence is admissible to show:   (a) the predominant appeal of the material and what effect, if any, it would probably have on the behavior of people;   (b) the artistic, literary, scientific, educational, or other merits of the material;   (c) the degree of public acceptance of the material in the community;   (d) the appeal to prurient interest or absence of that appeal in advertising or other promotion of the material; or   (e) the purpose of the author, creator, publisher, or disseminator.   (4) A person convicted of obscenity shall be fined at least $500 but not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   (5) Cities, towns, or counties may adopt ordinances or resolutions that are more restrictive as to obscenity than the provisions of 45-8-206 and this section.   History: En. 94-8-110 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 407, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-110; amd. Sec. 1, I.M. 79, app. Nov. 7, 1978; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 571, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1702, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-8-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 8. Offenses Against Public Order|Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct|45-8-202. Repealed

  45-8-202. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 571, L. 1989.   History: En. Secs. 1 to 3, Ch. 463, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 407, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 391, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-110.1.