Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     23-5-172. Prosecution. The county attorney of the county in which a violation of a provision of parts 1 through 8 of this chapter occurs shall prosecute all gambling actions within the jurisdiction of the department. However, if the county attorney declines prosecution or fails to commence an action within a reasonable time, the attorney general may initiate and conduct the prosecution on behalf of the state.

     History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 398, L. 1993.

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