{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-6-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-6-302","heading":"Theft of lost or mislaid property.","body":"(1) A person who obtains control over lost or mislaid property commits the offense of theft when the person:\n(a) knows or learns the identity of the owner or knows, is aware of, or learns of a reasonable method of identifying the owner;\n(b) fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner; and\n(c) has the purpose of depriving the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property.\n(2) A person convicted of theft of lost or mislaid property shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 6 months.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 6. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0060/part_0030/section_0020/0450-0060-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:32Z","sha256":"2a81f90132dff05ba6053427ac16edc18aab8e374d7959e201997a592893fb00","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-6-301","next":"us-mt/45-6-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}