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CWP Prohibited Places

45-8-328. Carrying concealed weapon in prohibited place -- penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited place if the person purposely or knowingly carries a concealed weapon in:
(a) portions of a building used for state or local government offices and related areas in the building that have been restricted;
(b) a bank, credit union, savings and loan institution, or similar institution during the institution's normal business hours. It is not an offense under this section to carry a concealed weapon while:
(i) using an institution's drive-up window, automatic teller machine, or unstaffed night depository; or
(ii) at or near a branch office of an institution in a mall, grocery store, or other place unless the person is inside the enclosure used for the institution's financial services or is using the institution's financial services.
(c) a room in which alcoholic beverages are sold, dispensed, and consumed under a license issued under Title 16 for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
(2) It is not a defense that the person had a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon. A person convicted of the offense shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months or fined an amount not to exceed $500, or both.


  • CCW Under the Influence, 45-8-327 M.C.A.
  • Cities Prohibited from Suing Gunmakers, 7-1-115 M.C.A.
  • Commercial Storage of Powder and Primers, 50-61-120 M.C.A.
  • Concealed Weapon, Permits, 45-8-315 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms
  • CWP Exempts Gun Buyer from Brady Wait, 45-8-330 M.C.A.
  • CWP Prohibited Places, 45-8-328 M.C.A.
  • CWPs from Other States Recognized, 45-8-329 M.C.A.
  • Destructive Devices - Explosives, 45-8-332 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • Easements for Shooting Range Safety Zone, 70-17-101 M.C.A.
  • Exemption from Federal Gun Free School Zones Act, 45-8-360 M.C.A.
  • Expulsion of students with guns, 20-5-202 M.C.A.
  • Firearms in Schools, 45-8-361 M.C.A.
  • Game Lawfully Taken Is Personal Property of Hunter, 87-2-509 M.C.A.
  • Gun Owner Not Liable for Stolen Property, 27-1-709, M.C.A.
  • Gun Safety Instructors Immune from Liability, 27-1-721 M.C.A.
  • Gun safety training in schools, 20-7-132 and SJ15
  • Guns on Trains, 45-8-339 M.C.A.
  • Hunter Harassment a Crime - Felony Second Offense, 87-3-142 M.C.A.
  • Hunting Heritage Week, 1-1-226 M.C.A.
  • Hunting Residency, Non-resident Minor Children or Montana Residents May Hunt As Residents, 87-2-102 M.C.A.
  • Joint Resolution Urging Repeal of Brady Law
  • Local Government Preemption, 45-8-351 M.C.A.
  • Machine Guns, 45-8-302 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • No Defectless Product Liability for Firearms or Ammunition, 27-1-720 M.C.A.
  • No Discharge Inside City Limits, 45-8-343 M.C.A.
  • Paramilitary Training Prohibited - Exceptions, 45-8-107 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • Purchase of Firearms in Contiguous States, 45-8-341, 342 M.C.A.
  • Right to Keep and Bear Arms Week, 1-1-224 M.C.A.
  • Right to Use Force, 49-1-103 M.C.A.
  • Sawed Off Guns, 45-8-340 M.C.A.
  • Shooting Range Funding Act, 87-1-276 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • Shooting Range Protection Act, 76-9-101 M.C.A., et. seq.
  • Shooting Sports in schools, SJ16
  • Silencers, 45-8-336, 337 M.C.A.
  • Use of Firearms by Children, 45-8-344 M.C.A.
  • Use of Lethal Force, 45-3-101 M.C.A., et. seq.
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