{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-1-149","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-1-149","heading":"Complaint filing protected -- unprofessional conduct.","body":"(1) A contract or agreement provision is void if it prohibits, discourages, or otherwise bars or purports to bar:\n(a) the filing or pursuing of a complaint allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402; or\n(b) an individual from participating in or cooperating with an investigation of a complaint filed under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.\n(2) It is unprofessional conduct for a licensee to:\n(a) be party to a contract or agreement in violation of this section; or\n(b) retaliate against a person for filing a complaint allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.\n(3) This section does not apply to general waivers of claims. General waivers of claims may not be interpreted to apply to complaints allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 1. Duties and Authority of Department, Director, and Boards"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0490/0370-0010-0010-0490.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:40Z","sha256":"144fa5a57e2b05874ed2b8a1a81a7912be952b0f43831ba93c66e0266d6bd3ac","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-1-148","next":"us-mt/37-1-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}