{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-210","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-210","heading":"False claim to public agency.","body":"(1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly presents for allowance, for payment, or for the purpose of concealing, avoiding, or decreasing an obligation to pay a false or fraudulent claim, bill, account, voucher, or writing to a public agency, public servant, or contractor authorized to allow or pay valid claims presented to a public agency.\n(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $1,500 or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.\n(b) If a false or fraudulent claim is knowingly submitted as part of a common scheme or if the value of the claim or the aggregate value of one or more claims exceeds $1,500, a person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $10,000 or imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, 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_0100/0450-0070-0020-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"ab44815bf2d98e98d5f840136a036f4e4820f7cc33c42fc2afd8dca3f90f5bf0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-209","next":"us-mt/45-7-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}