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TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CHAPTER 7. LOBBYING
Part 2. Registration and Reports
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Mont. Code Ann. § 5-7-209

Payments prohibited unless reported – penalty for late filing, failure to report, or false statement

A principal may not make payments to influence official action by any legislator or the legislature unless that principal files the reports required under this chapter. A principal who fails to file a required report within the time required by this chapter is subject to the penalties provided in 5-7-305 and 5-7-306(1). A principal who knowingly files a false, erroneous, or incomplete statement commits the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities.

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History:
En. Sec. 12, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 31, L. 2003 (HB 38 - Olson, Alan (R) HD 8)
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 402, L. 2007 (SB 172 - Tropila, Joseph (Joe) (D) SD 13)
Amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 6, L. 2021 (SB 1 - Kary, Douglas (Doug) (R) SD 22)
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