Montana Code 1-5-632. Unlawful acts — penalties
1-5-632. Unlawful acts — penalties. (1) It is unlawful to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 1-5-632
- notary: means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the secretary of state. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- Official stamp: means a physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic record. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record. See Montana Code 1-5-602
(a)intentionally withhold from a notary public the notary public’s official stamp, journal, or certificate of commission of a notary public;
(b)attach, photocopy, alter, or otherwise reproduce a notary public’s signature, stamp, or completed notarial certificate for use on a record other than the original record for which it was intended;
(c)knowingly destroy, deface, or conceal a notarial record;
(d)change, modify, correct, or in any other way amend a notarial certificate, except as provided in 1-5-609(5).
(2)A person convicted of an offense under this section is subject to a fine not to exceed $2,500, incarceration for a period not to exceed 1 year, or both, for each offense.