{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-710","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-710","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"A person charged with prostitution, sex trafficking or prior similar laws in effect at the time the act occurred, or another nonviolent offense committed as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking may assert an affirmative defense that the person is a victim of human trafficking.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 7. Human Trafficking"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0070/section_0100/0450-0050-0070-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:31Z","sha256":"b41a0e928e805aa5faa5e95aecf8bdc8436b89e58d8a762ebb8a3feaa770de88","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-709","next":"us-mt/45-5-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}