{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-2-204","heading":"Liability of firefighters.","body":"(1) A firewarden, firefighter, or officer or employee of a state or governmental fire agency is not criminally liable for acts or omissions while fighting fires other than acts or omissions committed with demonstrable criminal intent.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, \"governmental fire agency\" means a fire protection entity organized under Title 7, chapter 33.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY","Part 2. Other Factors Affecting Individual Liability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0450-0020-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:28Z","sha256":"9249a68d15f17b179c45cf59abbaa7454ceabdf3a6489eee8de2df18fd0aad9b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-2-203","next":"us-mt/45-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}