19-17-104. Penalty for false statements or claims. A person required to make a statement or affidavit by this chapter who willfully falsifies the statement or affidavit or a person who files a false claim under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year, or both.

     History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 65, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5158.12, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 157, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2031; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 114, L. 1979; Sec. , MCA 1991; redes. by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 99, L. 2001.