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MT Code § 45-6-334 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 6. Offenses Against Property|Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses|45-6-334. through 45-6-340 reserved

  45-6-334 through 45-6-340 reserved.
MT Code § 45-6-341 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 6. Offenses Against Property|Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses|45-6-341. Money laundering

  45-6-341. Money laundering. (1) A person commits the offense of money laundering if the person knowingly:   (a) receives or acquires the proceeds of, or engages in transactions involving proceeds of, any activity that is unlawful under the laws of the United States or the state in which the activity occurred;   (b) gives, sells, transfers, trades, invests, conceals, transports, or otherwise makes available anything of value that the person knows is intended to be used for the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of any activity that is unlawful under the laws of the United States or the state in which the committing or furthering of the commission of the activity occurs;   (c) directs, plans, organizes, initiates, finances, manages, supervises, or facilitates the transportation or transfer of proceeds that the person knows are derived from any activity that is unlawful under the laws of the United States or the state in which the activity occurred; or   (d) conducts a financial transaction involving proceeds that the person knows are derived from any activity that is unlawful under the laws of the United States or the state in which the activity occurred when the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the proceeds or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under federal law.   (2) A person convicted of money laundering shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both. If the money laundering is part of a common scheme or if the value of the proceeds or item of value exceeds $1,500, the person shall be fined not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years, or both.   (3) (a) Upon conviction, the court shall order the following property possessed by a person convicted of money laundering to be forfeited:   (i) money, including digital currency, and raw materials, products, equipment of any kind, and any other personal property involved in the money laundering;   (ii) personal property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from the money laundering; and   (iii) real property, including any right, title, and interest in any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or improvements, that is directly used or intended to be used in any manner to commit or facilitate the commission of, or that is derived from or maintained by the proceeds resulting from, the money laundering.   (b) The sheriff of the county where forfeited property is located shall sell the property at auction. The proceeds of the sale must be deposited in the state general fund.   (4) For purposes of this section, "digital currency" means money represented by digital information that is stored, spent, and transferred electronically by a person as part of a financial transaction.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 473, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-6-342 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 6. Offenses Against Property|Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses|45-6-342. through 45-6-344 reserved

  45-6-342 through 45-6-344 reserved.
MT Code § 45-6-345 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 6. Offenses Against Property|Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses|45-6-345. Determination of number of convictions

  45-6-345. Determination of number of convictions. For the purpose of determining the number of convictions under 45-6-301, 45-6-309, 45-6-316, 45-6-317, 45-6-325, or 45-6-332, a conviction means:   (1) a conviction, as defined in 45-2-101, under the same statute;   (2) a conviction for a violation of a similar statute in another state; or   (3) a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the defendant's appearance in court in this state or another state for a violation of a similar statute, which forfeiture has not been vacated.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 321, L. 2017.
MT Code § 45-7-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 1. Bribery and Corrupt Influence|45-7-101. Bribery in official and political matters

  45-7-101. Bribery in official and political matters. (1) A person commits the offense of bribery if the person purposely or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer upon another or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another:   (a) any pecuniary benefit as a consideration for the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter;   (b) any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, vote, recommendation, or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding; or   (c) any benefit as consideration for a violation of a known duty as a public servant or party official.   (2) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that a person whom the offender sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way whether because the person had not yet assumed office or lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of bribery shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both, and shall forever be disqualified from holding any public office in this state.   History: En. 94-7-102 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-102; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1676, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 1. Bribery and Corrupt Influence|45-7-102. Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters

  45-7-102. Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters. (1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person purposely or knowingly:   (a) (i) threatens harm to any person, the person's spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or the person's property with the purpose to influence the person's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter;   (ii) threatens harm to any public servant, to the public servant's spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or to the public servant's property with the purpose to influence the public servant's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding;   (iii) threatens harm to any public servant or party official, the person's spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or the person's property with the purpose to influence the person to violate the person's duty or to prevent the public servant or party official from accepting or holding any public office;   (iv) privately addresses to any public servant who has or will have official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding any representation, entreaty, argument, or other communication designed to influence the outcome on the basis of considerations other than those authorized by law;   (v) as a juror or officer in charge of a jury receives or permits to be received any communication relating to any matter pending before the jury, except according to the regular course of proceedings; or   (b) injures the person or property of a public servant or injures the servant's spouse, child, parent, or sibling because of the public servant's lawful discharge of the duties of the office or to prevent the public servant from discharging the public servant's official duties.   (2) It is no defense to prosecution under subsections (1)(a)(i) through (1)(a)(iv) and (1)(b) that a person whom the offender sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not yet assumed office or lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.   (3) A person convicted under this section shall be fined not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.   History: En. 94-7-103 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-103; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1995.
MT Code § 45-7-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 1. Bribery and Corrupt Influence|45-7-103. Criminal use of office or position

  45-7-103. Criminal use of office or position. (1) An elected official or other public servant commits the offense of criminal use of office or position if the person knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit accruing to the person, the person's political campaign, or the person's political party for giving or offering to give a decision, opinion, recommendation, or vote favorable to another, for exercising or offering to exercise a discretion in another's favor, or for violating or offering to violate the person's duty. A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer compensation that is prohibited by this section.   (2) A person convicted under this section 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. 94-7-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-104; amd. Sec. 1677, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 1. Bribery and Corrupt Influence|45-7-104. Gifts to public servants by persons subject to their jurisdiction

  45-7-104. Gifts to public servants by persons subject to their jurisdiction. (1) A public servant in any department or agency exercising regulatory function, conducting inspections or investigations, carrying on a civil or criminal litigation on behalf of the government, or having custody of prisoners may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept any pecuniary benefit from a person known to be subject to the regulation, inspection, investigation, or custody or against whom litigation is known to be pending or contemplated.   (2) A public servant having any discretionary function to perform in connection with contracts, purchases, payments, claims, or other pecuniary transactions of the government may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept any pecuniary benefit from any person known to be interested in or likely to become interested in any contract, purchase, payment, claim, or transaction.   (3) A public servant having judicial or administrative authority and a public servant employed by or in a court or other tribunal having judicial or administrative authority or participating in the enforcement of its decision may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept any pecuniary benefit from a person known to be interested in or likely to become interested in any matter before the public servant or tribunal with which the public servant or tribunal is associated.   (4) A legislator or public servant employed by the legislature or by any committee or agency of the legislature may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept any pecuniary benefit from a person known to be interested in or likely to become interested in any matter before the legislature or any committee or agency of the legislature.   (5) This section does not apply to:   (a) fees prescribed by law to be received by a public servant or any other benefit for which the recipient gives legitimate consideration or to which the public servant is otherwise entitled; or   (b) trivial benefits incidental to personal, professional, or business contacts and involving no substantial risk of undermining official impartiality.   (6) A person may not knowingly confer or offer or agree to confer any benefit prohibited by subsections (1) through (5).   (7) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. 94-7-105 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-105; amd. Sec. 1678, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-201. Perjury

  45-7-201. Perjury. (1) A person commits the offense of perjury if in any official proceeding the person knowingly makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made when the statement is material.   (2) A person convicted of perjury shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.   (3) Falsification is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the proceeding. It is no defense that the declarant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial. Whether a falsification is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.   (4) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the oath or affirmation was administered or taken in an irregular manner or that the declarant was not competent to make the statement. A document purporting to be made upon oath or affirmation at any time when the offender presents it as being so verified must be considered to have been sworn or affirmed.   (5) A person may not be guilty of an offense under this section if the person retracted the falsification in the course of the proceeding in which it was made before it became manifest that the falsification was or would be exposed and before the falsification substantially affected the proceeding.   (6) When the defendant made inconsistent statements under oath or equivalent affirmation, both having been made within the period of the statute of limitations, the prosecution may proceed by setting forth the inconsistent statements in a single count alleging in the alternative that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant. In that case, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false but only that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to be true.   (7) A person may not be convicted of an offense under this section when proof of falsity rests solely upon the testimony of a single person other than the defendant.   History: En. 94-7-202 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-202; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1679, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-202. False swearing

  45-7-202. False swearing. (1) A person commits the offense of false swearing if the person knowingly makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made when the person does not believe the statement to be true and:  (a) the falsification occurs in an official proceeding;   (b) the falsification is purposely made to mislead a public servant in performing an official function; or   (c) the statement is one that is required by law to be sworn or affirmed before a notary or other person authorized to administer oaths.   (2) Subsections (4) through (7) of 45-7-201 apply to this section.   (3) A person convicted of false swearing 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. 94-7-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-203; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 407, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 565, L. 2021.
MT Code § 45-7-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-203. Unsworn falsification to authorities

  45-7-203. Unsworn falsification to authorities. (1) A person commits an offense under this section if, with the purpose to mislead a public servant in performing an official function, the person:   (a) makes any written false statement that the person does not believe to be true;   (b) purposely creates a false impression in a written application for any pecuniary or other benefit by omitting information necessary to prevent statements from being misleading;   (c) submits or invites reliance on any writing that the person knows to be forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or   (d) submits or invites reliance on any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object that the person knows to be false.   (2) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. 94-7-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-204; amd. Sec. 1680, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-204. False alarms to agencies of public safety

  45-7-204. False alarms to agencies of public safety. (1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, official or volunteer, that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property.   (2) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. 94-7-205 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-205; amd. Sec. 1681, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-205. False reports to peace officers

  45-7-205. False reports to peace officers. (1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly:  (a) gives false information to any peace officer with the purpose to implicate another;   (b) reports to a peace officer an offense or other incident within the officer's concern knowing that it did not occur; or   (c) pretends to furnish a peace officer with information relating to an offense or incident when the person knows that the person has no information relating to the offense or incident.   (2) A person convicted under this section shall:   (a) if the crime falsely reported was a misdemeanor, be sentenced to not more than 6 months in the county jail or fined not more than $500, or both; or   (b) if the crime falsely reported was a felony, be sentenced to not more than 4 years in the state prison or fined not more than $10,000, or both.   History: En. 94-7-206 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-206; amd. Sec. 1682, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 280, L. 2021.
MT Code § 45-7-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-206. Tampering with witnesses and informants

  45-7-206. Tampering with witnesses and informants. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with witnesses and informants if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, the person purposely or knowingly attempts to induce or otherwise cause a witness or informant to:   (a) testify or inform falsely;   (b) withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;   (c) elude legal process summoning the witness or informant to testify or supply evidence; or   (d) not appear at any proceeding or investigation to which the witness or informant has been summoned.   (2) A person convicted of tampering with witnesses or informants shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.   History: En. 94-7-207 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-207; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1683, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-207. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence

  45-7-207. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, the person:   (a) alters, destroys, conceals, or removes any record, document, or thing with purpose to impair its verity or availability in the proceeding or investigation; or   (b) makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing knowing it to be false and with purpose to mislead any person who is or may be engaged in the proceeding or investigation.   (2) A person convicted of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence 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. 94-7-208 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-208; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1684, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-7-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 7. Offenses Against Public Administration|Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters|45-7-208. Tampering with public records or information

  45-7-208. Tampering with public records or information. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with public records or information if the person:   (a) knowingly makes a false entry in or false alteration of any record, document, legislative bill or enactment, or thing belonging to or received, issued, or kept by the government for information or record or required by law to be kept by others for information of the government;   (b) makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing knowing it to be false and with purpose that it be taken as a genuine part of information or records referred to in subsection (1)(a);   (c) purposely destroys, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the verity or availability of a record, document, or thing; or   (d) purposely or knowingly misrepresents the person's identity or the use for which personal information is sought in order to obtain personal information from a motor vehicle record under 61-11-507, 61-11-508, or 61-11-509.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of tampering with public records or information 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. 94-7-209 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-209; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 363, L. 2001.