{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-4-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-4-105","heading":"Criminal penalty -- civil penalty imposed by agency.","body":"(1) Except as provided in 61-4-143, a person violating the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine in an amount of not less than $250 and not more than $500. For the purposes of this section, every sale of a vehicle in violation of the provisions of this part is a separate offense.\n(2) In addition to all other penalties created by this part, the department is authorized to take appropriate enforcement action on its own initiative. Except as provided in 61-4-143, a person violating the provisions of this part may be subject to administrative action, in accordance with the contested case procedures of Title 2, chapter 4, as follows:\n(a) a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation;\n(b) suspension of the dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction license not to exceed 7 days;\n(c) revocation of the dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction license; or\n(d) any combination of subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c).","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 4. SALES AND DISTRIBUTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Part 1. Dealers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0050/0610-0040-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:47Z","sha256":"9225f22ad852f5bd6e0a18f42508efa650e9f99505e3b9611822bd99351ceaba","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-4-104","next":"us-mt/61-4-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}