{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-633","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-633","heading":"Defenses to interference with parent-child contact and aggravated interference with parent-child contact.","body":"(1) A person does not commit the offense of interference with parent-child contact or aggravated interference with parent-child contact if the person acts:\n(a) with the consent of the person entitled to parent-child contact;\n(b) under an existing court order; or\n(c) with reasonable cause.\n(2) Return of the child before arrest is a defense only with respect to the first commission of interference with parent-child contact or aggravated interference with parent-child contact.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 6. Offenses Against the Family"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0330/0450-0050-0060-0330.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:31Z","sha256":"e3c9f86db7c4033583c0f3637e67bd161b5b97b44678af1952021203375aff1c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-632","next":"us-mt/45-5-634"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}