# Mont. Code Ann. § 23-5-114: 23-5-114 Department employees -- activities prohibited

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 23-5-114
- **Heading:** 23-5-114 Department employees -- activities prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / Part 1 / Section 23-5-114

## Text

23-5-114 . Department employees -- activities prohibited. (1) An employee of the department directly involved with the prosecution, investigation, regulation, or licensing of gambling, as designated by the attorney general, may not:

(a) serve as an officer of a business or organization that conducts a gambling activity, other than as an officer of a nonprofit organization;

(b) be employed by a licensed operator in any capacity that requires assisting in conducting a gambling activity regulated under parts 1 through 6 of this chapter or maintaining records for the gambling activity;

(c) have a beneficial or pecuniary interest in a contract for the manufacture, lease, or sale of a gambling device, the conduct of a gambling activity, or the provision of independent consultant services in connection with a gambling activity; or

(d) participate in a gambling activity governed by parts 1 through 6 of this chapter, except in performing assigned employment duties. An employee may participate in a gambling activity governed by chapter 4 or 7 of this title.

(2) The prohibitions in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) apply to a former designated department employee during the first year following termination from employment with the department if the employee was directly involved with the prosecution, investigation, regulation, or licensing of gambling immediately before termination.

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