{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-203","heading":"Unsworn falsification to authorities.","body":"(1) A person commits an offense under this section if, with the purpose to mislead a public servant in performing an official function, the person:\n(a) makes any written or verbal false statement that the person does not believe to be true;\n(b) purposely creates a false impression in a written application for any pecuniary or other benefit by omitting information necessary to prevent statements from being misleading;\n(c) submits or invites reliance on any writing that the person knows to be forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or\n(d) submits or invites reliance on any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object that the person knows to be false.\n(2) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any 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_0030/0450-0070-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"d1ea0a287d74019c63994e734fd1751a63c6878c7b8b72ae67ee414439edb55c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-202","next":"us-mt/45-7-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}