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MT Code § 45-3-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-105. Use of force by aggressor

  45-3-105. Use of force by aggressor. The justification described in 45-3-102 through 45-3-104 is not available to a person who:   (1) is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of a forcible felony; or   (2) purposely or knowingly provokes the use of force against the person, unless:   (a) the force is so great that the person reasonably believes that the person is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm and that the person has exhausted every reasonable means to escape the danger other than the use of force that is likely to cause death or serious bodily harm to the assailant; or   (b) in good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that the person desires to withdraw and terminate the use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use of force.   History: En. 94-3-105 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-105; amd. Sec. 1646, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-106. Use of force to prevent escape

  45-3-106. Use of force to prevent escape. (1) A peace officer or other person who has an arrested person in custody is justified in the use of force to prevent the escape of the arrested person from custody that the officer or other person would be justified in using if the officer or other person were arresting the person.   (2) A guard or other peace officer is justified in the use of force, including force likely to cause death or serious bodily harm, that the guard or officer reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent the escape from a correctional institution of a person whom the guard or officer reasonably believes to be lawfully detained in the institution under sentence for an offense or awaiting trial or commitment for an offense.   History: En. 94-3-106 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-106; amd. Sec. 1647, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-107. Use of force by parent, guardian, or teacher

  45-3-107. Use of force by parent, guardian, or teacher. A parent or an authorized agent of a parent or a guardian, master, or teacher is justified in the use of force that is reasonable and necessary to restrain or correct the person's child, ward, apprentice, or pupil.   History: En. 94-3-107 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-107; amd. Sec. 1648, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-108. Use of force in resisting arrest

  45-3-108. Use of force in resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest that the person knows is being made either by a peace officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if the person believes that the arrest is unlawful and the arrest in fact is unlawful.   History: En. 94-3-108 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-108; amd. Sec. 1649, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-109. Execution of death sentence

  45-3-109. Execution of death sentence. A person who puts a person to death pursuant to a sentence of a court of competent jurisdiction is justified if the person acts in accordance with the sentence pronounced and the law prescribing the procedure for execution of a death sentence.   History: En. 94-3-109 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-109; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 411, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1650, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-110. No duty to summon help or flee

  45-3-110. No duty to summon help or flee. Except as provided in 45-3-105, a person who is lawfully in a place or location and who is threatened with bodily injury or loss of life has no duty to retreat from a threat or summon law enforcement assistance prior to using force. The provisions of this section apply to a person offering evidence of justifiable use of force under 45-3-102, 45-3-103, or 45-3-104.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 332, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-111. Openly carrying weapon -- display

  45-3-111. Openly carrying weapon -- display. (1) Any person who is not otherwise prohibited from doing so by federal or state law may openly carry a weapon and may communicate to another person the fact that the person has a weapon.  (2) If a person reasonably believes that the person or another person is threatened with bodily harm, the person may warn or threaten the use of force, including deadly force, against the aggressor, including drawing or presenting a weapon.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 332, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 3, L. 2021.
MT Code § 45-3-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-112. Investigation of alleged offense involving claim of justifiable use of force

  45-3-112. Investigation of alleged offense involving claim of justifiable use of force. When an investigation is conducted by a peace officer of an incident that appears to have or is alleged to have involved justifiable use of force, the investigation must be conducted so as to disclose all evidence, including testimony concerning the alleged offense and that might support the apparent or alleged justifiable use of force.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 332, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-3-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-113. and 45-3-114 reserved

  45-3-113 and 45-3-114 reserved.
MT Code § 45-3-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 3. Justifiable Use of Force|Part 1. When Force Justified|45-3-115. Affirmative defense

  45-3-115. Affirmative defense. A defense of justifiable use of force based on the provisions of this part is an affirmative defense.   History: En. 94-3-112 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-112.
MT Code § 45-4-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 4. Inchoate Offenses|Part 1. Enumeration of Offenses and Extent of Liability|45-4-101. Solicitation

  45-4-101. Solicitation. (1) A person commits the offense of solicitation when, with the purpose that an offense be committed, the person commands, encourages, or facilitates the commission of that offense.   (2) A person convicted of solicitation shall be punished not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense solicited.   History: En. 94-4-101 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-4-101; amd. Sec. 1651, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-4-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 4. Inchoate Offenses|Part 1. Enumeration of Offenses and Extent of Liability|45-4-102. Conspiracy

  45-4-102. Conspiracy. (1) A person commits the offense of conspiracy when, with the purpose that an offense be committed, the person agrees with another to the commission of that offense. A person may not be convicted of conspiracy to commit an offense unless an act in furtherance of the agreement has been committed by the person or by a coconspirator.   (2) It is not a defense to conspiracy that the person or persons with whom the accused has conspired:   (a) has not been prosecuted or convicted;   (b) has been convicted of a different offense;   (c) is not amenable to justice;   (d) has been acquitted; or   (e) lacked the capacity to commit the offense.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of conspiracy shall be punished not to exceed the maximum sentence provided for the offense that is the object of the conspiracy.   History: En. 94-4-102 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-4-102; amd. Sec. 1652, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-4-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 4. Inchoate Offenses|Part 1. Enumeration of Offenses and Extent of Liability|45-4-103. Attempt

  45-4-103. Attempt. (1) A person commits the offense of attempt when, with the purpose to commit a specific offense, the person does any act toward the commission of the offense.   (2) It is not a defense to a charge of attempt that because of a misapprehension of the circumstances, it would have been impossible for the accused to commit the offense attempted.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of attempt shall be punished not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense attempted.   (4) A person is not liable under this section if, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of criminal purpose, the person avoided the commission of the offense attempted by abandoning the person's criminal effort.   (5) Proof of the completed offense does not bar conviction for the attempt.   History: En. 94-4-103 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-4-103; amd. Sec. 1653, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-5-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-101. Repealed

  45-5-101. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 610, L. 1987.   History: En. 94-5-101 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-101.
MT Code § 45-5-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-102. Deliberate homicide

  45-5-102. Deliberate homicide. (1) A person commits the offense of deliberate homicide if:   (a) the person purposely or knowingly causes the death of another human being;   (b) the person attempts to commit, commits, or is legally accountable for the attempt or commission of robbery, sexual intercourse without consent, arson, burglary, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, felonious escape, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, or any other forcible felony and in the course of the forcible felony or flight thereafter, the person or any person legally accountable for the crime causes the death of another human being; or   (c) the person purposely or knowingly causes the death of a fetus of another with knowledge that the woman is pregnant.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of deliberate homicide shall be punished by death as provided in 46-18-301 through 46-18-310, unless the person is less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, by life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 100 years, except as provided in 46-18-219 and 46-18-222.   History: En. 94-5-102 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 338, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 584, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-102; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 322, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 322, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 610, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 482, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 432, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 523, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 271, L. 2013.
MT Code § 45-5-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-103. Mitigated deliberate homicide

  45-5-103. Mitigated deliberate homicide. (1) A person commits the offense of mitigated deliberate homicide when the person purposely or knowingly causes the death of another human being or purposely or knowingly causes the death of a fetus of another with knowledge that the woman is pregnant but does so under the influence of extreme mental or emotional stress for which there is reasonable explanation or excuse. The reasonableness of the explanation or excuse must be determined from the viewpoint of a reasonable person in the actor's situation.   (2) Mitigated deliberate homicide is a lesser included offense of deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-102(1)(a), but is not a lesser included offense of deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-102(1)(b).   (3) Mitigating circumstances that reduce deliberate homicide to mitigated deliberate homicide are not an element of the reduced crime that the state is required to prove or an affirmative defense that the defendant is required to prove. Neither party has the burden of proof as to mitigating circumstances, but either party may present evidence of mitigation.   (4) A person convicted of mitigated deliberate homicide shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not less than 2 years or more than 40 years and may be fined not more than $50,000, except as provided in 46-18-219 and 46-18-222.   History: En. 94-5-103 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 584, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-103; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 610, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 482, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 2013.
MT Code § 45-5-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-104. Negligent homicide

  45-5-104. Negligent homicide. (1) A person commits the offense of negligent homicide if the person negligently causes the death of another human being.   (2) Negligent homicide is not an included offense of deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-102(1)(b).   (3) A person convicted of negligent homicide shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 20 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.   History: En. 94-5-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-104; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 610, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 381, L. 1999.
MT Code § 45-5-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-105. Aiding or soliciting suicide

  45-5-105. Aiding or soliciting suicide. (1) A person who purposely aids or solicits another to commit suicide, but such suicide does not occur, commits the offense of aiding or soliciting suicide.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of aiding or soliciting a suicide 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. 94-5-106 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-106; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981.
MT Code § 45-5-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-106. Vehicular homicide while under influence

  45-5-106. Vehicular homicide while under influence. (1) A person commits the offense of vehicular homicide while under the influence if the person negligently causes the death of another human being while the person is operating a vehicle in violation of 61-8-1002.  (2) Vehicular homicide while under the influence is not an included offense of deliberate homicide as described in 45-5-102(1)(b).   (3) A person convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence shall be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 30 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both. Imposition of a sentence may not be deferred.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 426, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 498, L. 2021.
MT Code § 45-5-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-107. through 45-5-110 reserved

  45-5-107 through 45-5-110 reserved.
MT Code § 45-5-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-111. Extrajudicial confession -- evidence of death

  45-5-111. Extrajudicial confession -- evidence of death. In a homicide trial, before an extrajudicial confession may be admitted into evidence, the state must introduce independent evidence tending to establish the death and the fact that the death was caused by a criminal agency.   History: En. 95-3004 by Sec. 12, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-3004; MCA 1981, 46-16-203(1); redes. 45-5-111 by Code Commissioner, 1983.
MT Code § 45-5-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-112. Inference of mental state

  45-5-112. Inference of mental state. In a deliberate homicide, knowledge or purpose may be inferred from the fact that the accused committed a homicide and no circumstances of mitigation, excuse, or justification appear.   History: En. 95-3004 by Sec. 12, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 184, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-3004; MCA 1981, 46-16-203(2); redes. 45-5-112 by Code Commissioner, 1983.
MT Code § 45-5-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-113. through 45-5-115 reserved

  45-5-113 through 45-5-115 reserved.
MT Code § 45-5-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 1. Homicide|45-5-116. Harm to fetus of another -- exceptions

  45-5-116. Harm to fetus of another -- exceptions. (1) A prosecution for a violation of 45-5-102 or 45-5-103 with regard to the death of a fetus of another may not be brought against:   (a) a person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf has been obtained or for which the consent is implied by law;   (b) a person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her fetus; or   (c) a woman with respect to her fetus.   (2) A prosecution for or conviction of an offense under 45-5-102 or 45-5-103 is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.   (3) As used in 45-5-102, 45-5-103, and this section, "fetus" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from 8 weeks of development until complete expulsion or extraction from a woman's body.   History: En. Secs. 3 thru 5, Ch. 271, L. 2013.
MT Code § 45-5-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses|45-5-201. Assault

  45-5-201. Assault. (1) A person commits the offense of assault if the person:   (a) purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another;   (b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a weapon;   (c) purposely or knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any individual; or   (d) purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another.   (2) A person convicted of assault 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. 94-5-201 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-201; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 432, L. 1999.
MT Code § 45-5-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses|45-5-202. Aggravated assault

  45-5-202. Aggravated assault. (1) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault if the person purposely or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another or purposely or knowingly, with the use of physical force or contact, causes reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury or death in another.   (2) A person convicted of aggravated assault shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years and may be fined not more than $50,000, except as provided in 46-18-219 and 46-18-222.   History: En. 94-5-202 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 584, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-202; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 482, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 433, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 432, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 472, L. 2007.
MT Code § 45-5-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses|45-5-203. Intimidation

  45-5-203. Intimidation. (1) A person commits the offense of intimidation when, with the purpose to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, the person communicates to another, under circumstances that reasonably tend to produce a fear that it will be carried out, a threat to perform without lawful authority any of the following acts:   (a) inflict physical harm on the person threatened or any other person;   (b) subject any person to physical confinement or restraint; or   (c) commit any felony.   (2) A person commits the offense of intimidation if the person knowingly communicates a threat or false report of a pending fire, explosion, or disaster that would endanger life or property.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of intimidation 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. 94-5-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-203; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1654, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-5-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses|45-5-204. Mistreating prisoners

  45-5-204. Mistreating prisoners. (1) A person commits the offense of mistreating prisoners if, being responsible for the care or custody of a prisoner, the person purposely or knowingly:   (a) assaults or otherwise injures a prisoner;   (b) intimidates, threatens, endangers, or withholds reasonable necessities from the prisoner with the purpose to obtain a confession from the prisoner or for any other purpose; or   (c) violates any civil right of a prisoner.   (2) A person convicted of the offense of mistreating prisoners shall be removed from office or employment and 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. 94-8-113 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-8-113; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1655, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 45-5-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 45. Crimes|Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person|Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses|45-5-205. Negligent vehicular assault -- penalty

  45-5-205. Negligent vehicular assault -- penalty. (1) A person who negligently operates a vehicle, other than a bicycle as defined in 61-8-102, while under the influence of alcohol, a dangerous drug, any other drug, or any combination of the three, as provided for in 61-8-1002, and who causes bodily injury to another commits the offense of negligent vehicular assault.  (2) Subject to subsection (3), a person convicted of the offense of negligent vehicular assault shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or incarcerated in a county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both, and shall be ordered to pay restitution as provided in 46-18-241.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of negligent vehicular assault who caused serious bodily injury to another shall be fined an amount not to exceed $10,000 or incarcerated for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both, and shall be ordered to pay restitution as provided in 46-18-241.   (4) If a term of incarceration is imposed under subsection (2) or (3), the judge may suspend the term of incarceration upon the condition of payment of any fine imposed and of restitution. If the person does not pay the fine or restitution, the term of incarceration may be imposed.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 93, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 789, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 317, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 563, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 498, L. 2021.