Montana Code 45-5-211. Assault upon sports official
45-5-211. Assault upon sports official. (1) A person commits the offense of assault upon a sports official if, while a sports official is acting as an official at an athletic contest in any sport at any level of amateur or professional competition, the person:
Terms Used In Montana Code 45-5-211
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to the sports official;
(b)negligently causes bodily injury to the sports official with a weapon;
(c)purposely or knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the sports official; or
(d)purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in the sports official.
(2)A person convicted of assault upon a sports official shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.