{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-10-325","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-10-325","heading":"Operating pyramid promotional scheme unlawful.","body":"(1) A person may not conduct or promote or cause to be conducted or promoted a pyramid promotional scheme.\n(2) A person who willfully violates the provisions of subsection (1) shall, for each participant giving consideration, be fined an amount not more than $100,000 or be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.\n(3) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) shall, for each participant giving consideration, be assessed a civil penalty in an administrative proceeding in an amount not to exceed $10,000.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 10. SECURITIES REGULATION","Part 3. Offenses, Penalties, and Immunities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0100/part_0030/section_0250/0300-0100-0030-0250.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:20Z","sha256":"c870bbdcf8769d72058767e0d13029614f27821abb57c87b0d35c7e9b8f258ad","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-10-324","next":"us-mt/30-10-326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}