Montana § 31-1-309 - Violation -- Penalties
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 31-1-309 — Violation -- Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-1-309. Violation -- Penalties
Violation -- penalties. Any person, company, corporation, or association and any officer, member, agent, or employee thereof violating any or either of the provisions of 31-1-301 to 31-1-308 , both inclusive, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine in the sum of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each offense or to imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both, and in addition thereto the debt and accrued interest thereon shall be discharged and the security shall be void.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-1-309 ("Violation -- Penalties") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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