Montana Statutes
§ 45-5-201 — Assault
45-5-201 . Assault.
(1)A person commits the offense of assault if the person:
(a)purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another;
(b)negligently causes bodily injury to another with a weapon;
(c)purposely or knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any individual;
(d)purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another; or
(e)purposely or knowingly provides an individual with rohypnol, flunitrazolam, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate without the individual's consent.
(2)A person convicted of assault shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Montana § 45-5-201 (Assault) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
En. 94-5-201 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-201 ; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 432, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 2023.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 45-5-101
Repealed§ 45-5-102
Deliberate Homicide§ 45-5-103
Mitigated Deliberate Homicide§ 45-5-104
Negligent Homicide§ 45-5-105
Aiding Or Soliciting Suicide§ 45-5-106
Vehicular Homicide While Under Influence§ 45-5-108
Through 45-5-110 Reserved§ 45-5-112
Inference Of Mental State§ 45-5-113
Through 45-5-115 Reserved§ 45-5-116
Harm To Fetus Of Another -- Exceptions§ 45-5-201
Assault§ 45-5-202
Aggravated Assault§ 45-5-203
Intimidation