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      "id": "learn_r408_montana_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_mt_anchor",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Montana's statutes are published on the official Montana Legislature site at mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/index.html under the Montana Code Annotated 2025, updated August 2026, listing 90 titles including Title 45 Crimes, Title 26 Evidence, Title 27 Civil Liability, and Title 50 Health and Safety.",
      "body": "Montana's statutes are published on the official Montana Legislature site at mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/index.html under the Montana Code Annotated 2025, updated August 2026, listing 90 titles including Title 45 Crimes, Title 26 Evidence, Title 27 Civil Liability, and Title 50 Health and Safety.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature actually says:\n\n“Montana Code Annotated 2025\nUpdated August 2026\nTable of Contents\nTHE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA\nTITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS\nTITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION\nTITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS\nTITLE 4. Reserved\nTITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH\nTITLE 6. Reserved\nTITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nTITLES 8 AND 9. Reserved\nTITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES\nTITLES 11 AND 12. Reserved\nTITLE 13. ELECTIONS\nTITLE 14. Reserved\nTITLE 15. TAXATION\nTITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA\nTITLE 17. STATE FINANCE\nTITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS\nTITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS\nTITLE 20. EDUCATION\nTITLE 21. Reserved\nTITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES\nTITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING\nTITLE 24. Reserved\nTITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE\nTITLE 26. EVIDENCE\nTITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS\nTITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS\nTITLE 29. Reserved\nTITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE\nTITLE 31. CREDIT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS\nTITLE 32. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS\nTITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES\nTITLE 34. Reserved\nTITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS\nTITLE 36. Reserved\nTITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS\nTITLE 38. Reserved\nTITLE 39. LABOR\nTITLE 40. FAMILY LAW\nTITLE 41. MINORS\nTITLE 42. ADOPTION\nTITLE 43. Reserved\nTITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT\nTITLE 45. CRIMES\nTITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE\nTITLE 47. ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES\nTITLE 48. Reserved\nTITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS\nTITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY\nTITLE 51. Reserved\nTITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES\nTITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS\nTITLES 54 - 59. Reserved\nTITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION\nTITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES\nTITLES 62 - 66. Reserved\nTITLE 67. AERONAUTICS\nTITLE 68. Reserved\nTITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS\nTITLE 70. PROPERTY\nTITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS\nTITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS\nTITLES 73 AND 74. Reserved\nTITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nTITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE\nTITLE 77. STATE LANDS\nTITLES 78 AND 79. Reserved\nTITLE 80. AGRICULTURE\nTITLE 81. LIVESTOCK\nTITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS\nTITLES 83 AND 84. Reserved\nTITLE 85. WATER USE\nTITLE 86. Reserved\nTITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE\nTITLES 88 AND 89. Reserved\nTITLE 90. PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT\nTITLES 91 - 99. Reserved”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page heading and the full title list are the verbatim evidence. Searched for and found the official Montana Code Annotated index on the state .gov domain.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/index.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "Montana Code Annotated 2025\nUpdated August 2026\nTable of Contents\nTHE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA\nTITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS\nTITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION\nTITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS\nTITLE 4. Reserved\nTITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH\nTITLE 6. Reserved\nTITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nTITLES 8 AND 9. Reserved\nTITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES\nTITLES 11 AND 12. Reserved\nTITLE 13. ELECTIONS\nTITLE 14. Reserved\nTITLE 15. TAXATION\nTITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA\nTITLE 17. STATE FINANCE\nTITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS\nTITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS\nTITLE 20. EDUCATION\nTITLE 21. Reserved\nTITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES\nTITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING\nTITLE 24. Reserved\nTITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE\nTITLE 26. EVIDENCE\nTITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS\nTITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS\nTITLE 29. Reserved\nTITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE\nTITLE 31. CREDIT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS\nTITLE 32. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS\nTITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES\nTITLE 34. Reserved\nTITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS\nTITLE 36. Reserved\nTITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS\nTITLE 38. Reserved\nTITLE 39. LABOR\nTITLE 40. FAMILY LAW\nTITLE 41. MINORS\nTITLE 42. ADOPTION\nTITLE 43. Reserved\nTITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT\nTITLE 45. CRIMES\nTITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE\nTITLE 47. ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES\nTITLE 48. Reserved\nTITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS\nTITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY\nTITLE 51. Reserved\nTITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES\nTITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS\nTITLES 54 - 59. Reserved\nTITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION\nTITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES\nTITLES 62 - 66. Reserved\nTITLE 67. AERONAUTICS\nTITLE 68. Reserved\nTITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS\nTITLE 70. PROPERTY\nTITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS\nTITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS\nTITLES 73 AND 74. Reserved\nTITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nTITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE\nTITLE 77. STATE LANDS\nTITLES 78 AND 79. Reserved\nTITLE 80. AGRICULTURE\nTITLE 81. LIVESTOCK\nTITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS\nTITLES 83 AND 84. Reserved\nTITLE 85. WATER USE\nTITLE 86. Reserved\nTITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE\nTITLES 88 AND 89. Reserved\nTITLE 90. PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT\nTITLES 91 - 99. Reserved",
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      "subject": "Montana Code Annotated",
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