A pawnbroker or dealer who buys and sells secondhand merchandise and allows stolen property to be sold, bartered, or otherwise disposed of after a peace officer has requested the pawnbroker or dealer to hold the property for 30 days, as provided in 46-5-212, commits the offense of theft as defined in 45-6-301.
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-314
Theft by disposal of stolen property
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 45–45 (382 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Tyren Cervenak (2025)
Most recently applied in United States v. Tyren Cervenak (April 2025)
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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.