Montana Code Annotated
Title 45 Crimes (Chs. 1 — 10)
Chapter 3 Justifiable Use of Force (Pt. 1)
Part 1 When Force Justified (§§ 45-3-101 — 45-3-115)

45-3-110 No duty to summon help or flee.

Except as provided in 45-3-105, a person who is lawfully in a place or location and who is threatened with bodily injury or loss of life has no duty to retreat from a threat or summon law enforcement assistance prior to using force. The provisions of this section apply to a person offering evidence of justifiable use of force under 45-3-102, 45-3-103, or 45-3-104.

 

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