Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-305 (2026)

Theft Of Labor Or Services Or Use Of Property

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TITLE 45. CRIMES

CHAPTER 6. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

Part 3. Theft and Related Offenses

Theft Of Labor Or Services Or Use Of Property

45-6-305. Theft of labor or services or use of property. (1) A person commits the offense of theft when the person obtains the temporary use of property, labor, or services of another that are available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that the use is without the consent of the person providing the property, labor, or services.

(2) A person convicted of theft of labor or services or use of property shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

History: En. 94-6-304 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-6-304; amd. Sec. 1668, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: United States v. Richard Stanley, 753 F.3d 114 (3rd Cir. 2014).

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United States v. Richard Stanley, 753 F.3d 114 (3rd Cir. 2014). “060; Mont.Code Ann. § 45-6-305; N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann.”

Cottonreeder v. State, 389 So. 2d 1169 (Ala. Crim. App. 1980). “Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-305 (1979). 27. Neb.”

State v. Terry-Lee, 2018 MT 12N (Mont. 2018). · cites it 2× “Deputy Esteves issued a citation to Terry-Lee for theft pursuant to § 45-6-305, MCA. ¶4 On January 30, 2015, Terry-Lee appeared in Justice Court for arraignment.”

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