State Senator Dick Barrett Looks to Increase Fine for Not Wearing a Seat Belt
Would you think twice about wearing your seatbelt if the penalty for not wearing one rose from a fine of 20 dollars to 100? Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana Allows Face-to-Face Sale of Certain Homemade Foods
New food safety laws in Montana went into effect this month. According to Foods and Consumer Safety Supervisor Ed Evanson, the new laws will allow new businesses. Continue reading…
View ArticleGovernment Announces You Must Be 18 to Buy E-Cigarettes
There's some big news in the tobacco world. Continue reading…
View ArticleYes Montanans, There are Laws About Where you Can Warm-Up Your Car
A man from Roseville, Michigan was recently given a $128 ticket for leaving his vehicle unattended as he warmed it up in his driveway. Can Montanans face similar fines? Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana AG Joins 49 Other States In Asking Congress to Amend Sex Trafficking Law
Back in 1996, the United States Congress passed a law called the Communications Decency Act. Continue reading…
View ArticleMost Missoulians Don't Know This Is Illegal in Missoula
Basically what this is saying is that if your radio is loud enough for anyone else to hear and that person finds it annoying, you are creating a nuisance and in that instance you're breaking the law....
View ArticleMissoulians Can Get Ticketed for Using Smartphones on Speaker Mode, Listening...
An old law discussing phonographs in Missoula is still in effect and if you use a "sound producing device" on or near public streets, police say you could get a ticket. Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana AG Investigating Whether Governor Broke the Law
Montana AG Fox says his office is investigating whether or not Governor Bullock had the legal power to unilaterally approve a six million dollar easement. Continue reading…
View ArticleGift Cards for Cash? Montana Attorney General on Gift Cards Laws
Montana has some special protections when it comes to gift cards that most people don't know.... Continue reading…
View ArticleMissoula Police Issue School Bus Safety Reminder
The new school year is underway and that means more school buses are out and about. Continue reading…
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