{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-172","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-172","heading":"Prosecution.","body":"The county attorney of the county in which a violation of a provision of parts 1 through 8 of this chapter occurs shall prosecute all gambling actions within the jurisdiction of the department. However, if the county attorney declines prosecution or fails to commence an action within a reasonable time, the attorney general may initiate and conduct the prosecution on behalf of the state.","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_0720/0230-0050-0010-0720.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"683a579a1503346b1eeb4df2886d79842f50584d296ed101d4a6b81eb21ee38b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-171","next":"us-mt/23-5-173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}