{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-9-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-9-103","heading":"Criminal possession with intent to distribute.","body":"(1) Except as provided in Title 16, chapter 12, a person commits the offense of criminal possession with intent to distribute if the person possesses with intent to distribute any dangerous drug as defined in 50-32-101 in an amount greater than permitted or for which a penalty is not specified under Title 16, chapter 12.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person convicted of criminal possession with intent to distribute shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than 20 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.\n(3) A person convicted of criminal possession with intent to distribute fentanyl shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not less than 2 years or more than 40 years or may be fined not more than $50,000, or both. The court may not suspend execution or defer imposition of the first 2 years of the sentence, except as provided in 46-18-222(1) through (4), and during the first 2 years of imprisonment, the offender is not eligible for parole.\n(4) Practitioners, as defined in 50-32-101, and agents under their supervision acting in the course of a professional practice are exempt from this section.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 9. DANGEROUS DRUGS","Part 1. Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0030/0450-0090-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:36Z","sha256":"94367c36803693455d102a676153fea1e11a82c848154b3ff5a68174a7ea1825","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-9-102","next":"us-mt/45-9-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}