Montana Code 82-15-205. County attorney to prosecute violations
82-15-205. County attorney to prosecute violations. If a person presents to the county attorney of any county in which the discriminatory acts of a person, firm, company, association, or corporation have been committed a sworn written statement of the price paid, the date, and the parties selling and buying and reasonably reliable information of the price demanded or collected by the person, firm, company, association, or corporation for a corresponding or similar article of standard petroleum product sold or offered for sale in another part of the state of Montana or in the nearest adjoining state by the person, firm, company, association, or corporation, the county attorney shall promptly investigate and either commence and prosecute an action or furnish the informant with a written statement of reasons for not commencing and prosecuting an action under this part.
Terms Used In Montana Code 82-15-205
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201