{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-304","heading":"Failure to aid peace officer.","body":"(1) A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in:\n(a) effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402; or\n(b) preventing the commission by another of an offense.\n(2) A person commits the offense of failure to aid a peace officer if the person knowingly refuses to obey an order described in subsection (1).\n(3) A person convicted of the offense of failure to aid a peace officer 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_0040/0450-0070-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"486f9d20e772e8be9df3ff1ffd826e9b7c2b938f55303a67381face846fea97e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-303","next":"us-mt/45-7-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}