SENATE BILL NO. 244
INTRODUCED BY D. WEINBERG, BECK
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FINE FOR LAKESHORE PROTECTION VIOLATIONS TO AN AMOUNT THAT IS NOT LESS THAN $500 OR MORE THAN $5,000; AND AMENDING SECTION 75-7-216, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 75-7-216, MCA, is amended to read:
"75-7-216. Penalty. (1) A person who violates an order issued under this part or who knowingly violates a regulation made under this part commits a misdemeanor and on conviction may be sentenced to 30 days in the county jail or fined $500 an amount not less than $500 or more than $5,000 TO EXCEED $2,500, or both.
(2) Fines collected under this section, except those collected in a justice's court, shall be paid to the general fund of the county where the offense was committed for the purpose of administering this part."
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