{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-35-241","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-35-241","heading":"Release of vote tally -- penalty.","body":"(1) A person may not make public the results of a vote tally from a precinct until after the polls close as provided in 13-1-106.\n(2) (a) A person who knowingly violates subsection (1) shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 2 years or be fined an amount not less than $100,000 and not more than $500,000, or both.\n(b) For the purposes of this section \"knowingly\" has the meaning specified in 45-2-101.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 35. ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS","Part 2. Specific Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0350/part_0020/section_0410/0130-0350-0020-0410.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:31Z","sha256":"c5e6ff5605981f42834bb5588ebc9813fdb770b4b8307fca9f2241069ae93159","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-35-240","next":"us-mt/13-35-242"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}