{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-14-224","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-14-224","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) A person, whether as principal, agent, officer, or director, who purposely or knowingly violates any of the provisions of 30-14-207 through 30-14-214 or 30-14-216 through 30-14-218 is guilty of an offense for each violation and upon conviction may be fined an amount not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for a term not to exceed 2 years, or both.\n(2) A violation of 30-14-205 is punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more than 5 years, and the offender may be subject to a fine in an amount not exceeding $25,000.\n(3) When there is a violation of 30-14-216, in addition to the penalty specified in subsection (1), the court before which a conviction is had shall, within 10 days after judgment of conviction is given, forward a certified copy of the judgment to the department of agriculture and that department shall revoke any license issued to the convicted person. A new license may not be granted to the person whose license is revoked or to anyone either directly or indirectly engaged with that person in that business for a period of 5 years.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION","Part 2. Unfair Trade Practices Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0140/part_0020/section_0240/0300-0140-0020-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:36Z","sha256":"f65a28c7a4ded1bfa0eb0609e6b9a315f7ad91334a6366f16643a1e36b4313bb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-14-223","next":"us-mt/30-14-225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}