{ "batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: ANCHOR: official statute site and title", "summary": "Montana's official code is the Montana Code Annotated published by the Montana Legislature at mca.legmt.gov; the criminal code is Title 45, 'Crimes', and the NCII offense sits in Chapter 8, Part 2.", "body": "Montana's official code is the Montana Code Annotated published by the Montana Legislature at mca.legmt.gov; the criminal code is Title 45, 'Crimes', and the NCII offense sits in Chapter 8, Part 2.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“Montana Code Annotated 2025 TITLE 45. CRIMES CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/sections_index.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "Montana Code Annotated 2025 TITLE 45. CRIMES CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "ANCHOR: official statute site and title", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Criminal statute citation and elements (disclosure)", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(d) makes it an offense to knowingly or purposely publish, distribute or disclose real or digitally fabricated images of an identifiable person without consent, with purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure or obtain money.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(d) makes it an offense to knowingly or purposely publish, distribute or disclose real or digitally fabricated images of an identifiable person without consent, with purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure or obtain money.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(d) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure or to obtain money or other valuable consideration, publishes, distributes, or discloses real or digitally fabricated printed or electronic photographs, pictures, images, or films of an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted that show:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(d) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure or to obtain money or other valuable consideration, publishes, distributes, or discloses real or digitally fabricated printed or electronic photographs, pictures, images, or films of an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted that show:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Criminal statute citation and elements (disclosure)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Content covered (intimate parts / sexual acts)", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(d) covers images showing visible genitals, anus, buttocks or exposed female nipple, or the person engaged in a real or simulated sexual act.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(d) covers images showing visible genitals, anus, buttocks or exposed female nipple, or the person engaged in a real or simulated sexual act.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(i) the visible genitals, anus, buttocks, or female breast if the nipple is exposed; or (ii) the person depicted engaged in a real or simulated sexual act; or”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(i) the visible genitals, anus, buttocks, or female breast if the nipple is exposed; or (ii) the person depicted engaged in a real or simulated sexual act; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Content covered (intimate parts / sexual acts)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Sextortion (threat to disclose)", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(e) also criminalizes possessing and threatening to disclose real or digitally fabricated intimate images to obtain money or other valuable consideration.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(1)(e) also criminalizes possessing and threatening to disclose real or digitally fabricated intimate images to obtain money or other valuable consideration.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(e) with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted, possesses and threatens to disclose real or digitally fabricated images or videos that show:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(e) with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted, possesses and threatens to disclose real or digitally fabricated images or videos that show:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Sextortion (threat to disclose)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: AI-generated / digitally fabricated coverage", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(6)(a) defines 'digitally fabricated' to include media created with artificial intelligence that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual, so the offense extends to AI deepfakes.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(6)(a) defines 'digitally fabricated' to include media created with artificial intelligence that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual, so the offense extends to AI deepfakes.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(a) \"Digitally fabricated\" means using technical means, such as artificial intelligence, to create media that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual as engaging in conduct in which the identifiable individual did not engage.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(a) \"Digitally fabricated\" means using technical means, such as artificial intelligence, to create media that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual as engaging in conduct in which the identifiable individual did not engage.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "AI-generated / digitally fabricated coverage", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Exceptions incl. commercial settings", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(2)(b) excludes images of voluntary exposure in public or commercial settings and disclosures in the public interest or for law enforcement, legal, medical, historic, artistic, scientific or educational purposes.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(2)(b) excludes images of voluntary exposure in public or commercial settings and disclosures in the public interest or for law enforcement, legal, medical, historic, artistic, scientific or educational purposes.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(b) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply to: (i) images involving the voluntary exposure of a person's genitals or intimate parts in public or commercial settings;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(b) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply to: (i) images involving the voluntary exposure of a person's genitals or intimate parts in public or commercial settings;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Exceptions incl. commercial settings", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Penalty first offense", "summary": "Under MCA 45-8-213(4)(a), a first conviction under (1)(d) or (1)(e) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, up to 6 months in county jail, or both.", "body": "Under MCA 45-8-213(4)(a), a first conviction under (1)(d) or (1)(e) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, up to 6 months in county jail, or both.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(4) (a) A person convicted of the offense of violating privacy in communications shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both. A person convicted under subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e) is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(4) (a) A person convicted of the offense of violating privacy in communications shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both. A person convicted under subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e) is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Penalty first offense", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Penalty repeat offense", "summary": "Under MCA 45-8-213(4)(d), a second or subsequent conviction under (1)(d) or (1)(e) is a felony punishable by up to 5 years or a fine up to $25,000, or both.", "body": "Under MCA 45-8-213(4)(d), a second or subsequent conviction under (1)(d) or (1)(e) is a felony punishable by up to 5 years or a fine up to $25,000, or both.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(d) On a second or subsequent conviction of subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e), a person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $25,000, or both.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(d) On a second or subsequent conviction of subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e), a person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $25,000, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Penalty repeat offense", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Website / platform duty", "summary": "MCA 45-8-213(5) states the section imposes no liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person; no takedown duty is imposed on websites by this section.", "body": "MCA 45-8-213(5) states the section imposes no liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person; no takedown duty is imposed on websites by this section.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Website / platform duty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Criminal limitation period", "summary": "MCA 45-1-205(2) requires misdemeanor prosecutions within 1 year and felony prosecutions within 5 years after commission, absent a specific exception.", "body": "MCA 45-1-205(2) requires misdemeanor prosecutions within 1 year and felony prosecutions within 5 years after commission, absent a specific exception.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(a) A prosecution for a felony must be commenced within 5 years after it is committed. (b) A prosecution for a misdemeanor must be commenced within 1 year after it is committed.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0050/0450-0010-0020-0050.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(a) A prosecution for a felony must be commenced within 5 years after it is committed. (b) A prosecution for a misdemeanor must be commenced within 1 year after it is committed.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Criminal limitation period", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c11", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Civil: likeness/digital depiction property right (HB 513)", "summary": "Montana HB 513 (2025, Ch. 685), effective January 1, 2026 and codified in Title 30, chapter 14, makes a person liable for actual damages plus profits for knowingly publishing an unauthorized digital visual or voice depiction of an individual for commercial use.", "body": "Montana HB 513 (2025, Ch. 685), effective January 1, 2026 and codified in Title 30, chapter 14, makes a person liable for actual damages plus profits for knowingly publishing an unauthorized digital visual or voice depiction of an individual for commercial use.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled) actually says:\n\n“(4) A person who violates subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) is liable to the injured person for the actual damages suffered by the person, plus any profits from the unauthorized use of the individual's name, voice, or visual likeness.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0685.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled)", "evidence_quote": "(4) A person who violates subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) is liable to the injured person for the actual damages suffered by the person, plus any profits from the unauthorized use of the individual's name, voice, or visual likeness.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Civil: likeness/digital depiction property right (HB 513)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c12", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Civil limitation period (HB 513)", "summary": "HB 513 section 1(9) requires a civil action under it to be commenced within 4 years after the claimant discovered or reasonably should have discovered the violation.", "body": "HB 513 section 1(9) requires a civil action under it to be commenced within 4 years after the claimant discovered or reasonably should have discovered the violation.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled) actually says:\n\n“No civil action may be maintained under the provisions of this section unless it is commenced within 4 years after the party seeking to bring the claim discovered, or should have reasonably discovered, the violation.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0685.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled)", "evidence_quote": "No civil action may be maintained under the provisions of this section unless it is commenced within 4 years after the party seeking to bring the claim discovered, or should have reasonably discovered, the violation.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Civil limitation period (HB 513)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c13", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: HB 513 effective date", "summary": "HB 513 (2025) took effect January 1, 2026.", "body": "HB 513 (2025) took effect January 1, 2026.\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled) actually says:\n\n“Effective date. [This act] is effective January 1, 2026.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0685.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (2025 session law, HB 513 enrolled)", "evidence_quote": "Effective date. [This act] is effective January 1, 2026.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "HB 513 effective date", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_c14", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: General tort limitation (privacy torts)", "summary": "MCA 27-2-204(1) sets a 3-year limitation for actions on liabilities not founded on a written instrument (general torts such as invasion of privacy), while libel and slander carry 2 years under 27-2-204(3).", "body": "MCA 27-2-204(1) sets a 3-year limitation for actions on liabilities not founded on a written instrument (general torts such as invasion of privacy), while libel and slander carry 2 years under 27-2-204(3).\n\nWhat Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025) actually says:\n\n“(1) Except as provided in 27-2-216, the period prescribed for the commencement of an action upon a liability not founded upon an instrument in writing is within 3 years.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0270-0020-0020-0040.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Except as provided in 27-2-216, the period prescribed for the commencement of an action upon a liability not founded upon an instrument in writing is within 3 years.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "General tort limitation (privacy torts)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "summary": "Montana law prohibits publishing, distributing, or disclosing non-consensual intimate images with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure.", "body": "Montana law prohibits publishing, distributing, or disclosing non-consensual intimate images with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure.\n\nWhat Montana (official) actually says:\n\n“(d) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure or to obtain money or other valuable consideration, publishes, distributes, or discloses real or digitally fabricated printed or electronic photographs, pictures, images, or films of an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted that show:”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana (official)", "evidence_quote": "(d) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure or to obtain money or other valuable consideration, publishes, distributes, or discloses real or digitally fabricated printed or electronic photographs, pictures, images, or films of an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted that show:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Montana", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "summary": "Montana law prohibits possessing and threatening to disclose non-consensual intimate images with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration.", "body": "Montana law prohibits possessing and threatening to disclose non-consensual intimate images with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration.\n\nWhat Montana (official) actually says:\n\n“(e) with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted, possesses and threatens to disclose real or digitally fabricated images or videos that show:”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana (official)", "evidence_quote": "(e) with the purpose to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person without the consent of the person depicted, possesses and threatens to disclose real or digitally fabricated images or videos that show:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Montana", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "summary": "A first offense for publishing non-consensual intimate images in Montana is classified as a misdemeanor.", "body": "A first offense for publishing non-consensual intimate images in Montana is classified as a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Montana (official) actually says:\n\n“A person convicted under subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e) is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana (official)", "evidence_quote": "A person convicted under subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e) is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Montana", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r685_montana_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_montana_685_q4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Montana: Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "summary": "A second or subsequent conviction for publishing non-consensual intimate images in Montana is classified as a felony.", "body": "A second or subsequent conviction for publishing non-consensual intimate images in Montana is classified as a felony.\n\nWhat Montana (official) actually says:\n\n“(d) On a second or subsequent conviction of subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e), a person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $25,000, or both.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0130/0450-0080-0020-0130.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Montana (official)", "evidence_quote": "(d) On a second or subsequent conviction of subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e), a person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $25,000, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "685-montana-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Montana", "topic": "Dedicated civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate images; AG victim-guidance page", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Montana", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }