{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-201","heading":"Assault.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of assault if the person:\n(a) purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another;\n(b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a weapon;\n(c) purposely or knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any individual;\n(d) purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another; or\n(e) purposely or knowingly provides an individual with rohypnol, flunitrazolam, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate without the individual's consent.\n(2) A person convicted of assault shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0450-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:29Z","sha256":"727f7762891d12b1e81a5da279ad4039415b90cc5e184251beed1b402d2f3f31","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-116","next":"us-mt/45-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}