Montana § 16-6-209 - Inferences Of Fact From Evidence Found
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 16-6-209 — Inferences Of Fact From Evidence Found, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-6-209. Inferences Of Fact From Evidence Found
Inferences of fact from evidence found. Upon the hearing of any charge of selling or purchasing an alcoholic beverage or of unlawfully having or keeping an alcoholic beverage contrary to any of the provisions of this code, the court trying the case may draw inferences of fact from the kind and quantity of alcoholic beverage found in the possession of the person accused or in any building, premises, vehicle, motorcar, automobile, vessel, boat, canoe, conveyance, or place occupied or controlled by the accused and from the frequency with which the alcoholic beverage is received at or in or is removed from the location and from the circumstances under which the alcoholic beverage is kept or dealt with.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-6-209 ("Inferences Of Fact From Evidence Found") 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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