{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-6-4311","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-6-4311","heading":"Liability for false claims.","body":"(1) A person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim for allowance or payment to any city or town or its contractors forfeits the claim, including any portion that may be legitimate, and in addition is subject to a penalty of not to exceed $2,000 plus double the damages sustained by the city or town as a result of the false claim, including all legal costs.\n(2) The forfeiture and the penalty may be claimed in the same suit.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 6. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION","Part 43. Claims Against Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0060/part_0430/section_0110/0070-0060-0430-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:56Z","sha256":"ce5f2a0ad86c915cc4cf63bd86975553c581e4bfcf23d5bea0baa553bbb9c2df","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-6-4305","next":"us-mt/7-6-4401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}