{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-106","heading":"Vehicular homicide while under influence.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of vehicular homicide while under the influence if the person negligently causes the death of another human being while the person is operating a vehicle in violation of 61-8-1002.\n(2) Vehicular homicide while under the influence is not an included offense of deliberate homicide as described in 45-5-102(1)(b).\n(3) A person convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence shall be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 30 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both. Imposition of a sentence may not be deferred.\n(4) If the victim has a surviving minor child, a person convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence must be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to 46-18-240.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 1. Homicide"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0060/0450-0050-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:29Z","sha256":"fb8c51a9a7352dc9f2e9f3b58ed9b020e745ec9e8274c71792f2d4f39b77c856","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-105","next":"us-mt/45-5-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}