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Montana Title 45. Crimes § 45-7-601. Misuse of confidential criminal justice information

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person commits the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information if the person is entitled to directly access the criminal justice information network and purposely or knowingly:

(a) accesses the criminal justice information network for personal use or financial gain; or

(b) disseminates information accessed from the criminal justice information network to any person who is not authorized to receive confidential criminal justice information pursuant to 44-5-303.

(2) A person convicted of the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months and be fined an amount not less than $500.

(3) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Confidential criminal justice information” has the meaning provided in 44-5-103.

(b) “Criminal justice information network” has the meaning provided in 44-2-301.

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