Unsolicited Advertisement Facsimile Transmissions
MT Junk Fax Law
Marketing
Montana bans sending unsolicited advertisements to fax machines. Public-safety faxes from law enforcement or public-safety entities are exempt.
- Where
- Montana
- Citation
- Mont. Code Ann. 30-14-1501
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2003-10-01
- Enforced by
- Montana Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Protection
- People can sue
- Limited
- Penalties
- A violation is a violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (30-14-1501(3)): injunction, civil fines up to $10,000 per willful violation (30-14-142), individual consumer actions for ascertainable loss (30-14-133).
- Applies to
- Any person sending advertising to a fax machine without the recipient's prior express invitation or permission (30-14-1501(1)(b), (2))
Practices it requires
- Do not send an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone facsimile machine without prior express invitation or permission.Mont. Code Ann. 30-14-1501(2)(a)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date inferred from history note (En. Ch. 312, L. 2003) and the default October 1 rule.
Research reference, not legal advice.