{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-202","heading":"False swearing.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing if the person knowingly makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made when the person does not believe the statement to be true and:\n(a) the falsification occurs in an official proceeding;\n(b) the falsification is purposely made to mislead a public servant in performing an official function; or\n(c) the statement is one that is required by law to be sworn or affirmed before a notary or other person authorized to administer oaths.\n(2) Subsections (4) through (7) of 45-7-201 apply to this section.\n(3) A person convicted of false swearing shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0070/part_0020/section_0020/0450-0070-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"18aed818e5cf69c21d38760cabff9ed26f306a61e42386443cdb9957a5c65604","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-201","next":"us-mt/45-7-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}