{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-204","heading":"False alarms to agencies of public safety.","body":"(1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, official or volunteer, that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property.\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_0040/0450-0070-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"fb2a3967b4f135909dd6ccbe4519741cd31e944c20ee41e18026aceea21e6a8f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-203","next":"us-mt/45-7-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}