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Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-105 (2026)

Aiding Or Soliciting Suicide

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  5. 45-5-105 Aiding or soliciting suicide

TITLE 45. CRIMES

CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Part 1. Homicide

Aiding Or Soliciting Suicide

45-5-105. Aiding or soliciting suicide. (1) A person who purposely aids or solicits another to commit suicide, but such suicide does not occur, commits the offense of aiding or soliciting suicide.

(2) A person convicted of the offense of aiding or soliciting a suicide shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.

History: En. 94-5-106 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-106; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2009 · leading case: Baxter v. State, 2009 MT 449 (Mont. 2009).
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Baxter v. State, 2009 MT 449 (Mont. 2009). · cites it 82× “First, the Dissent applies § 45-5-105, MCA—a statute that factually does not apply to Mr.”
Gryczan v. State, 942 P.2d 112 (Mont. 1997). · cites it 4× “I submit that this Court should not be surprised if one of the first challenges under the theory espoused by the majority in this case will be to § 45-5-105, MCA, which provides severe criminal sanctions for a person who purposely aids or solicits another to commit suicide.”
Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997). “1 (2) (1994); Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-105 (1995); Neb. Rev.”
State v. Sage, 510 N.E.2d 343 (Ohio 1987). “021 (Vernon 1979); Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-105 (1981); Neb. Rev.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-105(2) — 1 case
Baxter v. State, 2009 MT 449 (Mont. 2009). “First, the Dissent applies § 45-5-105, MCA—a statute that factually does not apply to Mr.”
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