Montana Statutes
§ 45-7-304 — Failure To Aid Peace Officer
Montana·Title 45 CRIMES·Ch. 7 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION·Part 3 Obstructing Governmental Operations
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.
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Legislative History
En. 94-7-304 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-304 ; amd. Sec. 1687, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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