Montana § 45-7-304 Failure To Aid Peace Officer

Montana Statutes

§ 45-7-304 — Failure To Aid Peace Officer

Montana § 45-7-304

Title 45CRIMES

Ch. 7OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Part 3Obstructing Governmental Operations

This text of Montana § 45-7-304 (Failure To Aid Peace Officer) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-304 (2026).

Text

45-7-304 . Failure to aid peace officer.

(1)A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in:

(a)effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402 ; or

(b)preventing the commission by another of an offense.

(2)A person commits the offense of failure to aid a peace officer if the person knowingly refuses to obey an order described in subsection (1).

(3)A person convicted of the offense of failure to aid a peace officer shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

45-7-304 . Failure to aid peace officer. (1) A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in:
(a) effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402 ; or
(b) preventing the commission by another of an offense.
(2) A person commits the offense of failure to aid a peace officer if the person knowingly refuses to obey an order described in subsection (1).
(3) A person convicted of the offense of failure to aid a peace officer shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.