Consent as defense
(1) The consent of the victim to conduct charged to constitute an offense or to the result thereof is a defense.
(2) Consent is ineffective if:
(a) it is given by a person who is legally incompetent to authorize the conduct charged to constitute the offense;
(b) it is given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or disorder, or intoxication is unable to make a reasonable judgment as to the nature or harmfulness of the conduct charged to constitute the offense;
(c) it is induced by force, duress, or deception;
(d) it is against public policy to permit the conduct or the resulting harm, even though consented to; or
(e) for offenses under 45-5-502, 45-5-503, 45-5-508, 45-5-601, or Title 45, chapter 5, part 7, it is given by a person who the offender knew or reasonably should have known was a victim of human trafficking, as defined in 45-5-701, or was subjected to force, fraud, or coercion, either of which caused the person to be in the situation where the offense occurred.
| EnactedEn. 94-2-111 by SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 513, Laws ofL. 1973 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 13, ChapterCh. 359, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 94-2-111 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 7, ChapterCh. 161, Laws ofL. 2015 (HB 382 - Dunwell, Mary Ann (D) HD 84) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 308, Laws ofL. 2019 (SB 147 - MacDonald, Margaret (Margie) (D) SD 26) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 8, ChapterCh. 167, Laws ofL. 2023 (HB 112 - Etchart, Jodee (R) HD 48) |