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Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-209 (2026)

Impersonation Of Public Servant

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  5. 45-7-209 Impersonation of public servant

TITLE 45. CRIMES

CHAPTER 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Part 2. Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters

Impersonation Of Public Servant

45-7-209. Impersonation of public servant. (1) A person commits the offense of impersonating a public servant if the person falsely pretends to hold a position in the public service with the purpose to induce another individual to submit to the pretended official authority or otherwise to act in reliance upon that pretense to the individual's prejudice.

(2) A person convicted of impersonating a public servant shall be fined not to exceed $5,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 5 years, or both.

History: En. 94-7-210 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-210; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2004 · leading case: State v. Bar-Jonah, 2004 MT 344, 102 P.3d 1229.
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State v. Bar-Jonah, 2004 MT 344, 102 P.3d 1229. · cites it 4× “Macek believed Bar-Jonah should be charged with Impersonation of a Public Servant (a police officer), in violation of § 45-7-209(1), MCA, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon (the toy gun), in violation of § 45-8-316, MCA.”
State v. Taylor, 2000 MT 202, 5 P.3d 1019. · cites it 23× “¶ 1 By Information filed in the District Court for the Sixteenth Judicial District in Garfield County, the Defendant, Clay Taylor, was charged with two counts of impersonating a public servant, a misdemeanor, in violation of § 45-7-209, MCA (1993), and the Defendant, Karen…”
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-209(1): 1 case
State v. Bar-Jonah, 2004 MT 344, 102 P.3d 1229. “Macek believed Bar-Jonah should be charged with Impersonation of a Public Servant (a police officer), in violation of § 45-7-209(1), MCA, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon (the toy gun), in violation of § 45-8-316, MCA.”
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