{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-208","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-208","heading":"Negligent endangerment -- penalty.","body":"(1) A person who negligently engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another commits the offense of negligent endangerment.\n(2) A person convicted of the offense of negligent endangerment shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, 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_0080/0450-0050-0020-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:30Z","sha256":"fdeb025347473192654a0d16eca1a45375beb3a4b53ce9886b88e099ea6041d7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-207","next":"us-mt/45-5-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}