37-1-412. Violation of injunction -- penalty. (1) A person who has been enjoined and who violates an injunction issued pursuant to a proceeding under this part may be held in contempt of court and shall pay a civil penalty, as determined by the court, of not more that $5,000. Fifty percent of the penalty must be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the injunction is issued, and 50% must be deposited in the state general fund.
(2) A person subject to an injunction for practicing without a license may also be subject to criminal prosecution. In a complaint for an injunction or in an affidavit, information, or indictment alleging that a person has engaged in unlicensed practice, it is sufficient to charge that the person engaged in the unlicensed practice of a licensed profession or occupation on a certain day in a certain county without averring further or more particular facts concerning the violation.
(3) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a person practicing a licensed profession or occupation in this state without complying with the licensing provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days or more than 1 year, or both. Each violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a separate offense.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 481, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 230, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
Part 4. Uniform Regulations for Licensing Programs Without Boards
37-1-401. Uniform regulation for licensing programs without boards -- definitions
37-1-402. Unprofessional conduct -- complaint -- investigation -- immunity
37-1-403. Notice -- request for hearing
37-1-404. Hearing -- adjudicative procedures
37-1-405. Findings of fact -- order -- report
37-1-406. Sanctions -- stay -- costs -- stipulations
37-1-410. Unprofessional conduct
37-1-411. Practice without license -- investigation of complaint -- injunction -- penalties
37-1-412. Violation of injunction -- penalty
37-1-413. Department authority