{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-302","heading":"Obstructing peace officer or other public servant.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of obstructing a peace officer or public servant if the person knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the enforcement of the criminal law, the preservation of the peace, or the performance of a governmental function, including service of process.\n(2) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer was acting in an illegal manner, provided that the peace officer was acting under the peace officer's official authority.\n(3) A person convicted of the offense of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, including a person serving process, shall be fined 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 3. Obstructing Governmental Operations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0070/part_0030/section_0020/0450-0070-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"5b4dd6e823c510bf1c1aa63e92d7b1ce4c27c4a7bd732d7e33c9da28333b5513","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-301","next":"us-mt/45-7-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}