{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-6-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-6-105","heading":"Criminal destruction of or tampering with communication device.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of criminal destruction of or tampering with a communication device if the person purposely or knowingly destroys or tampers with a telephone or other communication device to obstruct, prevent, or interfere with:\n(a) the report to any law enforcement agency of any actual criminal offense;\n(b) the report to any law enforcement agency of any actual bodily injury or property damage; or\n(c) a request made to any governmental agency or to any hospital, doctor, or other medical provider for necessary ambulance or emergency medical assistance.\n(2) A person destroys or tampers with a communication device by making the communication device unusable or inoperable, by interrupting its use, or by making it inaccessible.\n(3) A person convicted of the offense of criminal destruction of or tampering with a communication device shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 6. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","Part 1. Criminal Mischief and Arson"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0050/0450-0060-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:32Z","sha256":"b3e02d7804b68db7679f092956b88dc4b73cf9377ad76aad40ef25ded6187e83","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-6-104","next":"us-mt/45-6-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}