Montana § 16-6-105 Seizure And Forfeiture Of Alcoholic Beverage And Conveyance

Montana Statutes

§ 16-6-105 — Seizure And Forfeiture Of Alcoholic Beverage And Conveyance

Montana § 16-6-105

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 6ENFORCEMENT

Part 1Investigations

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-6-105 (2026).

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16-6-105 . Seizure and forfeiture of alcoholic beverage and conveyance. Whenever an investigator or any peace officer in making or attempting to make a search under and in pursuance of authority of law finds in any motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance of any description an alcoholic beverage that is unlawfully kept or had or kept or held for unlawful purposes contrary to the provisions of this code, the investigator or peace officer may seize the alcoholic beverage and packages in which the alcoholic beverage is contained and the motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance in which the alcoholic beverage is found. Upon the conviction of the occupant or person in charge of the motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance, or of any other person, for having or keeping

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16-6-105 . Seizure and forfeiture of alcoholic beverage and conveyance. Whenever an investigator or any peace officer in making or attempting to make a search under and in pursuance of authority of law finds in any motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance of any description an alcoholic beverage that is unlawfully kept or had or kept or held for unlawful purposes contrary to the provisions of this code, the investigator or peace officer may seize the alcoholic beverage and packages in which the alcoholic beverage is contained and the motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance in which the alcoholic beverage is found. Upon the conviction of the occupant or person in charge of the motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance, or of any other person, for having or keeping the alcoholic beverages contrary to any of the provisions of this code in any vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance, the court in which the person is convicted may, in addition to the sentence imposed under authority of law, declare the alcoholic beverage or any part seized and the package in which the alcoholic beverage is contained to be forfeited to the state of Montana. The court may in and by decree further declare the motor vehicle, vessel, boat, canoe, or conveyance seized to be forfeited to the state of Montana.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 75, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.134, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-209, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-6-207 by Sec. 26, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-6-207 ; amd. Sec. 203, Ch. 56, L. 2009.