Montana § 45-8-104 - Incitement To Riot
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 45-8-104 — Incitement To Riot, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-8-104. Incitement To Riot
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.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-8-104 ("Incitement To Riot") 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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