Montana Statutes
§ 45-2-104 — Absolute Liability
Montana § 45-2-104
JurisdictionMontana
Title 45CRIMES
Ch. 2GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY
Part 1Definitions and State of Mind
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-2-104 (2026).
Text
45-2-104 . Absolute liability. A person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element of the offense, one of the mental states of knowingly, negligently, or purposely only if the offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or the statute defining the offense clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described.
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Legislative History
En. 94-2-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-2-104 ; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 485, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 354, L. 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 45-2-101
General Definitions§ 45-2-102
Substitutes For Negligence And Knowledge§ 45-2-104
Absolute Liability§ 45-2-202
Voluntary Act§ 45-2-203
Responsibility -- Intoxicated Condition§ 45-2-204
Liability Of Firefighters§ 45-2-205
Through 45-2-210 Reserved§ 45-2-211
Consent As Defense§ 45-2-212
Compulsion§ 45-2-213
Entrapment§ 45-2-301
Accountability For Conduct Of Another§ 45-2-302
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 45-2-104, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/2/45-2-104.