{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-155","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-155","heading":"Counterfeiting or defacing documents -- penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of counterfeiting or defacing a document when the person purposely or knowingly counterfeits, alters, or wrongfully displays a seal, decal, license, identification number or device, or other document issued by the department.\n(2) A person convicted of the offense of counterfeiting or defacing a document is guilty of a felony and must be punished in accordance with 23-5-162.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0550/0230-0050-0010-0550.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"a35e5b3633a7713fcb20e03e263547d19c631c0aa3504cf46965ef75cec1e767","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-154","next":"us-mt/23-5-156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}