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Code · Montana · Title 45 — Crimes · Chapter 7 · Part 3

45-7-304. Failure to aid peace officer.

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45-7-304 . Failure to aid peace officer.
(1)A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in:
(a)effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402 ; or
(b)preventing the commission by another of an offense.
(2)A person commits the offense of failure to aid a peace officer if the person knowingly refuses to obey an order described in subsection (1).
(3)A person convicted of the offense of failure to aid a peace officer shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
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