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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person commits the offense of obstructing health care facility access if the person knowingly obstructs, hinders, or blocks another person's entry into or exit from a health care facility. Commission of the offense includes but is not limited to knowingly approaching within 8 feet of a person who is entering or leaving a health care facility to give the person written or oral information, to display a sign, or to protest, counsel, or educate about a health issue, when the person does not consent to that activity and is within 36 feet of an entrance to or exit from the health care facility.
(2) A person convicted under this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $100.
(3) For purposes of this section, “health care facility” means an office of a medical practitioner, as defined in 37-2-101, or any other facility or entity that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to administer medical treatment in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 45. Crimes § 45-8-110. Obstructing health care facility access - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-45-crimes/mt-st-45-8-110/
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