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Montana Title 45. Crimes § 45-8-105. Criminal incitement

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

(1) “Criminal incitement” means the advocacy of crime, malicious damage or injury to property, or violence.

(2) A person commits the offense of criminal incitement if the person purposely or knowingly advocates the commission of a criminal offense and the advocacy is:

(a) directed to inciting or producing that imminent unlawful, criminal action; and

(b) likely to incite or produce that unlawful, criminal action.

(3) For purposes of this section, “imminent” means immediate in time, impending, or on the verge of happening.

(4) A person convicted of the offense of criminal incitement shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 45. Crimes § 45-8-105. Criminal incitement - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-45-crimes/mt-st-45-8-105/

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