{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-3-115","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-3-115","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"A defense of justifiable use of force based on the provisions of this part is an affirmative defense.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 3. JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE","Part 1. When Force Justified"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0150/0450-0030-0010-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:29Z","sha256":"b34bc91db12271f7c5b2d4e59f600a85f985e75368dd11ee1b6e0ef24db54de8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-3-113","next":"us-mt/45-3-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}