77-1-112. Violations classified. (1) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who directly or indirectly accepts any money or any other valuable thing, except the officer's, employee's, or representative's regular and lawful compensation, for performing or not performing an official act under the provisions of this title or for modifying the performance of an official act is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 77-1-115.
(2) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who knowingly and willfully makes any false classification or appraisal of any state land or of any land offered the state for sale or offered as security for a loan from the state or who falsely classifies or scales any timber on state lands or from state lands or any timber in which the state is interested or who knowingly and willfully makes any false report of any classification or appraisal or scaling is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 77-1-115.
(3) (a) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who otherwise violates any of the provisions of this title:
(i) is guilty of a felony if the violation results in a loss to the state of $1,000 or more; or
(ii) is guilty of a misdemeanor if the violation results in a loss to the state of less than $1,000 or in no pecuniary loss.
(b) The punishment shall be as provided in 77-1-115.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 118, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.118, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 81-1111, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 106, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1927, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1927, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 79-1504, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1504, 81-1111; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2537, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands
77-1-102. Ownership of certain islands and riverbeds
77-1-103. Administration of lands
77-1-106. Setting of rates or fees -- rules
77-1-107. Purchase of historic easement across state land for benefit of private land
77-1-108. Trust land administration account -- administrative costs -- appropriation
77-1-109. Deposits of proceeds in trust land administration account
77-1-112. Violations classified
77-1-113. Restrictions on who may buy or lease state lands
77-1-117. Disposition of fines and judgment proceeds
77-1-118. Use of exploding targets prohibited -- definition -- penalty
77-1-121. Environmental review compliance -- exemptions
77-1-122. Environmental review of energy development projects on state land
77-1-123. and 77-1-124 reserved
77-1-126. Notice of noncompliance
77-1-127. Department authorized to control weeds -- billing for weed control
77-1-128. Administrative hearings
77-1-129. Rulemaking authority
77-1-131. State lands historic right-of-way account
77-1-132. Earnings reserve account
77-1-141. Determination of date of delivery