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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Any officer, agent, or clerk of any bank, knowing such bank to be insolvent, who receives money, bank bills, notes of the United States, or currency or other bills or drafts circulating as money or currency, except in the manner set forth in 32-1-504; subscribes or makes any false statements or entries in the books of such bank; knowingly subscribes or exhibits any false paper with the intent to deceive any person authorized to examine as to the condition of such bank; or willfully subscribes or makes false reports is subject to imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine not exceeding $50,000, or both.
(2) Any person or the members of any partnership or banking association who willfully or knowingly receive deposits, money, or commercial papers circulating as money, when such person, partnership, or banking association is insolvent, or who subscribe or make any false statement or entries in the books of any such bank or who knowingly subscribe or exhibit any false papers with the intention of deceiving any person authorized to examine the condition of any bank provided for in this chapter or who willfully subscribe or make false reports to the department shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding 5 years, by a fine not exceeding $50,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 32. Financial Institutions § 32-1-505. Penalty for receiving deposits when insolvent or for making false statements - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-32-financial-institutions/mt-code-ann-sect-32-1-505/
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