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Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-204 (2026)

False Alarms To Agencies Of Public Safety

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TITLE 45. CRIMES

CHAPTER 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters

False Alarms To Agencies Of Public Safety

45-7-204. False alarms to agencies of public safety. (1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, official or volunteer, that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property.

(2) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

History: En. 94-7-205 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-205; amd. Sec. 1681, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: State v. D. Demarie, 2025 MT 115, 422 Mont. 208.
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State v. D. Demarie, 2025 MT 115, 422 Mont. 208. · cites it 2× “¶40 DeMarie also argues destruction of evidence which could lead to an investigation is not covered by the scope of § 45-7-204, MCA, and DeMarie believed the investigation had 16 already been concluded.”
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