{"data":{"id":"us-mt/52-8-108","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"52-8-108","heading":"Violation a misdemeanor -- penalty.","body":"(1) Any person who maintains or conducts an agency for procuring the adoption of children or assists in the maintaining or conducting of an agency without first obtaining a child-placing license is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction of a first offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 1 year in jail and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.\n(2) Upon the second conviction of a person for violation of 52-8-103, 52-8-104, and 52-8-107, the person is guilty of a felony and may be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years in prison and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.","path":["TITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES","CHAPTER 8. LICENSING OF CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY","Part 1. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0520/chapter_0080/part_0010/section_0080/0520-0080-0010-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:55Z","sha256":"2733754cdda26e6ee6871bdb7aab0bf13e3bf7dca93a7fd10903be2dacf06649","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/52-8-107","next":"us-mt/53-1-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}