Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

CHAPTER 7. STATE LOTTERY

Part 1. General

Penalties

23-7-110. Penalties. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both, to knowingly or purposely:

(1) require an employee to sell lottery tickets, chances, or sports wagering in violation of 23-7-301(9);

(2) violate 23-7-301(11);

(3) sell a lottery ticket, chance, wager, or bet to a person under 18 years of age;

(4) violate subsection (3) or (4) of 23-7-302;

(5) serve as a commissioner, director, assistant director, employee, or licensed agent of the state lottery in violation of 23-7-306;

(6) violate 23-7-307;

(7) violate 23-7-310; or

(8) influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery or sports wagering equipment or materials.

History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 669, L. 1985; Sec. 23-5-1036, MCA 1989; redes. 23-7-110 by Sec. 57, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 284, L. 2019.