{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-1-1508","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-1-1508","heading":"Theft of insurance premium.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of theft of insurance premium when the person purposely or knowingly exerts unauthorized control over money paid as insurance premium:\n(a) by failing to provide insurance premium received for a particular insurance policy to the insurer; or\n(b) knowing that insurance coverage will not be provided.\n(2) For purposes of this section \"insurance premium\" has the same meaning as \"premium\" provided in 33-15-102.\n(3) (a) A person convicted of theft of insurance premium involving a value not exceeding $1,500 shall be fined not more than $1,500 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than 6 months, or both.\n(b) A person convicted of the offense of theft of insurance premium involving a value exceeding $1,500 shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.\n(c) A person convicted of the offense of theft of insurance premium involving a common scheme as defined in 45-2-101 shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.","path":["TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 15. Insurance Fraud Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0010/part_0150/section_0080/0330-0010-0150-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:10Z","sha256":"a79d7ed64bb101885c7709383f9fb2160f9cf4fa47a069e52b306c777ee279c1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-1-1507","next":"us-mt/33-1-1509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}