{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-3-1105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-3-1105","heading":"Operator service provider liability -- penalty -- costs and fees entitlement -- jurisdiction.","body":"(1) An operator service provider that charges a customer more than the allowable rate is liable:\n(a) to the customer for three times the cost of the call charged to the customer or $500, whichever is greater; and\n(b) to the state for the penalty prescribed in 69-3-206, for other commission enforcement actions pursuant to 69-3-110, and for a violation of applicable rules authorized by 69-3-1103.\n(2) In a suit or enforcement action brought against an operator service provider, the prevailing party is entitled to recover costs and attorney fees in a sum that the court finds reasonable.\n(3) A customer has the right to seek remedy in a Montana court.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF UTILITIES","Part 11. Intrastate Consumer Protection"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0030/part_0110/section_0050/0690-0030-0110-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:13Z","sha256":"05b40578cb42ad2d739d5e0eb5e8bd561d321217d1c233f6f8f2b8e00ab2be85","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-3-1104","next":"us-mt/69-3-1106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}