A parent or an authorized agent of a parent or a guardian, master, or teacher is justified in the use of force that is reasonable and necessary to restrain or correct the person's child, ward, apprentice, or pupil.
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-3-107
Use of force by parent, guardian, or teacher
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 45–45 (382 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Willis v. State (2008)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Dorvil (June 2015)
En. 94-3-107 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-3-107; amd
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.