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Disorderly Conduct

MCA 45-8-101 — fighting, loud noise or abusive language that disturbs the peace, up to $100 and 10 days

  • Quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting.
  • Making loud or unusual noises.
  • Using threatening, profane or abusive language.
  • Blocking traffic, or the way in or out of a public or private place.
  • Disrupting a lawful assembly or public meeting.
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Who handles this in Montana: State Bar of Montana, Licensed Lawyer Montana; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Montana directory.

Knowingly disturbing the peace by any of those is disorderly conduct, punished by a fine of up to $100, up to 10 days in the county jail, or both. A false report of an impending explosion carries up to 1 year and $1,000.

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  1. MCA 45-8-101 — Disorderly conduct

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Montana attorney.

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