Montana Title 49. Human Rights § 49-1-303. Protection against compelled speech

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

(1) A student may not be subject to a disciplinary action for declining to:

(a) identify the student's pronouns; or

(b) address a person by using a name other than the person's legal name or a derivative of the person's legal name or by using a pronoun or a title that is inconsistent with the person's sex.

(2) An employee, regardless of the scope of the employee's official duties, may not be subject to an adverse employment action for declining to:

(a) identify the employee's pronouns while acting within the scope of employment; or

(b) address a person by using a name other than the person's legal name or a derivative of the person's legal name or by using a pronoun or a title that is inconsistent with the person's sex.

(3) The state may not penalize or take an adverse action against a person because the person declines to:

(a) identify the person's pronouns; or

(b) address another person by using a name other than the other person's legal name or a derivative of the other person's legal name or by using a pronoun or a title that is inconsistent with the other person's sex.

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