Title 30, Title 30

(1) The attorney general has exclusive authority and may use the duties and powers provided by Title 30, chapter 14, parts 1 and 2, to enforce violations pursuant to this part. (2) The attorney general shall post on the attorney general's website: (a) information relating to: (i)…

(1) A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a controller and shall assist the controller to meet the controller's obligations under 30-14-2811 and 30-14-2819, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available to the processor. The processor sh…

(1) A controller that, on or after October 1, 2025, offers an online service, product, or feature to a consumer whom the controller actually knows or willfully disregards is a minor shall conduct a data protection assessment for the online service, product, or feature if there is…

(1) A violation of this part is a violation of Title 30, chapter 14, parts 1 and 2. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this part following the 30-day period described in 30-14-2817(3) is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for each violation. (3)…

(1) An entity may not activate a kill switch on personally owned property without a court order or a warrant issued pursuant to Title 46, chapter 5, part 2. (2) This section does not apply to: (a) subscriptions, memberships, other recurring-payment programs, electronic devices us…

(1) A violation of 30-14-2901 is a violation of 30-14-103. (2) The department of justice may bring an action to restrain any unlawful act pursuant to the provisions of Title 30, chapter 14, part 1. (3) An individual whose personally owned property has a kill switch activated in v…

A kill switch may be activated on stolen personally owned property with consent of the property owner.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Motion Picture Fair Trade Practices Act".

The purposes of this part are to establish fair and open procedures for the licensing of motion pictures within the state; to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution within the state; to pr…

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Blind bidding" means bidding, negotiating, offering terms, making an invitation to bid, or agreeing to terms for the purpose of entering into a license agreement prior to a trade sc…

No distributor or exhibitor may engage in blind bidding.

(1) It is unlawful for any license agreement that provides for a fee or other payment to the distributor based in whole or in part on the attendance or the box office receipts at a theater within the state to contain or be conditioned upon a guarantee of a minimum payment to the …

If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the purpose of entering into a license agreement, the invitation to bid shall include the date, time, and location of the trade screening of the motion picture that is the subject of the invitation to bid.

It is unlawful for any person to willfully violate any provision of this part. Any such violation constitutes a misdemeanor, and the violator shall be punished as provided in 46-18-212.

This part may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act".

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (2) "Misa…

(1) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction must be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial a…

(1) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages may include both the …

If a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the prevailing party.

In an action under this part, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any …

An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this part displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. (2) This part does not affect: (a) contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappro…

This part shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make the law uniform with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.

The purpose of this part is to afford persons subjected to high pressure personal solicitation sales tactics a cooling-off period.

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Buyer" means anyone who gives a consideration for the purchase or use of goods or services. (2) "Personal solicitation" means any attempt by a seller to sell goods or services when either the seller or a person acting fo…

Before any personal solicitation, each seller shall, at the time of initial contact or communication with the potential buyer, clearly and expressly disclose the individual seller's name, the name of the business, firm, or organization that the seller represents, and the identity…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5), in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer or any other person obligated for any part of the purchase price may cancel a personal solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the …

(1) The seller shall furnish the buyer a notice that contains the statement set forth in subsection (1)(a) or a statement as prescribed by federal trade commission rule governing door-to-door sales and printed in capital and lowercase letters of not less than 10-point boldfaced t…

(1) Except as provided in this section, within 10 days after a personal solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, the seller shall tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness. (2) If the downpayment …

(1) Except as provided by 30-14-506(4), within a reasonable time after a personal solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand shall tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but need not tender at an…

Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this part, a violation of this part is a violation of part 1.

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Imitation Indian arts or crafts articles" means those made by machine or made wholly out of synthetic or artificial materials or articles which are not made by Indian labor or workmanship. (2) "Indian" means a person who…

A person may not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state any imitation American Indian arts or crafts articles unless the articles are at all times clearly and legibly designated as imitation. All imitation articles must be physically segregated from authentic Indian ar…

Only those articles bearing a registered trademark or label of authentic Indian labor or workmanship may be deemed authentic Indian arts or crafts articles.

Any person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.

For the purposes of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704, the following acts and offenses relative to the handling of the finances of mine and oil operations within the state of Montana shall be deemed fraudulent: (1) failure to expend at least 75% of all money raised from the public from…

The provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 shall apply to any person, corporation, or other form of association now operating or which shall hereafter operate a mining or oil enterprise, the finances of which are derived in whole or in part from subscription and security sales…

Any stockholder or creditor of a mining or oil company as heretofore provided in 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 who has bona fide reason to believe that the provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 have been violated may complain relative thereto to the attorney general of the stat…

Any person or the officers or directors of any corporation, cooperative association, or any other association of any kind or character found guilty of the violation of the provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 shall be subject to imprisonment in the state prison for a term of…

(1) It is unlawful for a business to discriminate, directly or indirectly, in the price charged to different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality if the effect of the discrimination upon other businesses or customers is to substantially lessen competition, to creat…

(1) Section 30-14-901 may not be construed to prevent a cooperative association from returning to its members, producers, or consumers, in proportion to their purchases or sales from, to, or through the association, all or any part of the net earnings or surplus resulting from it…

It is the intent of the legislature that in construing 30-14-901 and 30-14-902, due consideration and weight be given to the interpretations of the federal trade commission and the federal courts relating to the provisions of the federal Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act reg…

(1) In a proceeding for a violation of 30-14-901, if proof is made that there has been discrimination in price, the burden of rebutting the prima facie case by showing justification is upon the person charged with a violation of 30-14-901. (2) A seller may rebut the prima facie c…

A contract, express or implied, made by a person in violation of the provisions of 30-14-901 is an illegal contract, and no recovery may be had on the contract.

(1) A person who is injured by a violation of 30-14-901 may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of an act in violation of 30-14-901 and to recover damages. A court, upon finding that the defendant is violating or has violated the provisions of 30-14-901, shall enjoin the d…