1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 39
  3. CHAPTER 51
  4. Part 32
  5. 39-51-3203 Obtaining benefits through deception or other fraudulent means -- criminal penalty

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 39. LABOR

CHAPTER 51. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Part 32. General Penalties

Obtaining Benefits Through Deception Or Other Fraudulent Means -- Criminal Penalty

39-51-3203. Obtaining benefits through deception or other fraudulent means -- criminal penalty. A person who, through deception or other fraudulent means, obtains benefits that the person is not entitled to under this chapter or under an employment security law of any other state or territory or the federal government or a person legally accountable for that conduct under 45-2-302 is guilty of a crime under 45-6-301, and a county attorney may initiate criminal proceedings against the person.

History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 164, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 240, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-145(3); amd. Sec. 1542, Ch. 56, L. 2009.