8.97.311    FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS

(1) Any person who purposely or knowingly makes a false or deceptive statement in an application or purposely or knowingly omits information necessary to prevent the statements in an application from being misleading may be prosecuted under 45-6-317 and 45-7-203, MCA, or other applicable provisions of law.

(2) The submission of false, misleading, or deceptive information in an application shall be grounds for rejection of the application and denial of further consideration.

History: The portion of this rule implementing 17-6-201, MCA, is advisory only but may be a correct interpretation of this section, 17-5-1504, 17-5-1521, MCA; IMP, 17-5-1504, 17-5-1521, 17-6-201, 17-6-324, MCA; NEW, 1989 MAR p. 659, Eff. 5/26/89; TRANS, from 8.97.1705, 2021 MAR p. 466, Eff. 5/1/21.