Montana § 13-35-804 Penalties

Montana Statutes

§ 13-35-804 — Penalties

Montana § 13-35-804

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 35ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-804 (2026).

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13-35-804 . Penalties.

(1)A complaint of 13-35-802 may be filed with the commissioner of political practices pursuant to 13-37-111 . A sufficiency finding from the commissioner of an investigation into a complaint filed under 13-37-111 is subject to civil penalties under 13-37-128 imposed by the commissioner or county attorney.

(2)A second sufficiency finding by the commissioner must be referred to the county attorney for misdemeanor prosecution. Upon conviction, a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment in county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.

(3)A third sufficiency finding by the commissioner must be referred to the attorney general or county attorney for felony prosecution. Upon conviction, a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than

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13-35-804 . Penalties. (1) A complaint of 13-35-802 may be filed with the commissioner of political practices pursuant to 13-37-111 . A sufficiency finding from the commissioner of an investigation into a complaint filed under 13-37-111 is subject to civil penalties under 13-37-128 imposed by the commissioner or county attorney.
(2) A second sufficiency finding by the commissioner must be referred to the county attorney for misdemeanor prosecution. Upon conviction, a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment in county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.
(3) A third sufficiency finding by the commissioner must be referred to the attorney general or county attorney for felony prosecution. Upon conviction, a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 2 years, or both.
(4) All penalties accruing under this section are cumulative to each other, and a suit for or recovery of one is not a bar to the recovery of any other penalty.
(5) A prosecution under this section is not a bar to enforcement by injunction or other appropriate civil or administrative remedies.