Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 3. Child Support Income Deduction

Obligor Rights Protected -- Penalties

40-5-313. Obligor rights protected -- penalties. (1) An employer may not discharge, discipline, or refuse to hire a person because:

(a) the person has a child support obligation;

(b) a withholding order has been issued for the person's income; or

(c) proceedings have been initiated under this part.

(2) An employer who violates the provisions of this section may be fined not more than $100.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 276, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 552, L. 1997.