Montana Code 30-11-302. Obligation to keep merchandise in full view
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30-11-302. Obligation to keep merchandise in full view. Any merchant has the right to request any individual on the merchant’s premises to place or keep in full view any merchandise that the individual may have removed, or that the merchant has reason to believe the individual may have removed, from its place of display or elsewhere, whether for examination, purchase, or for any other purpose. A merchant may not be criminally or civilly liable for slander, false arrest, or otherwise on account of having made such a request.
Terms Used In Montana Code 30-11-302
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- merchandise: shall mean any personal property capable of manual delivery displayed, held, or offered for sale by a merchant. See Montana Code 30-11-301
- merchant: as used in this part shall mean an owner or operator and the agent, consignee, employee, lessee, or officer of an owner or operator of any merchant's premises. See Montana Code 30-11-301
- premises: shall mean any establishment or part thereof wherein merchandise is displayed, held, or offered for sale. See Montana Code 30-11-301