Montana Charity Registration: No General Requirement
Montana has no general charity registration. Agency page
What Montana's lack of a registration regime means
No general charity-registration filing here
Montana has no general charitable-solicitation registration regime CharityFile tracks. That is not a claim that other states' rules vanish if you solicit there, or that Montana will never adopt a regime. The duties below apply only to some organizations.
Penalties under the state's consumer-protection law
In an action brought under 30-14-111, if the court finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a method, act, or practice declared unlawful by 30-14-103, the department, upon petition to the court, may recover on behalf of the state a civil fine of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The fine provided for in this subsection is in addition to any liability that a person might be subject to under subsection (1). (3) A person who engages in a fraudulent course of conduct declared unlawful by 30-14-103 shall upon conviction be fined an amount not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Source: Montana Code § 30-14-142(2), (3) · verified September 23, 2026 (21 days ago) · send source
“In an action brought under 30-14-111, if the court finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a method, act, or practice declared unlawful by 30-14-103, the department, upon petition to the court, may recover on behalf of the state a civil fine of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The fine provided for in this subsection is in addition to any liability that a person might be subject to under subsection (1). (3) A person who engages in a fraudulent course of conduct declared unlawful by 30-14-103 shall upon conviction be fined an amount not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court.”
Criminal grade
(42) "Misdemeanor" means an offense for which the sentence imposed upon conviction is imprisonment in the county jail for a term or a fine, or both, or for which the sentence imposed is imprisonment in a state prison for a term of 1 year or less.
Source: MCA 45-2-101(42), grading MCA 30-14-142(3) through MCA 45-1-103(2) · verified September 24, 2026 (20 days ago) · send source
“(42) "Misdemeanor" means an offense for which the sentence imposed upon conviction is imprisonment in the county jail for a term or a fine, or both, or for which the sentence imposed is imprisonment in a state prison for a term of 1 year or less.”
Duties that apply only to some organizations
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 15.”
Source: leg.mt.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“After April 15th, the fee is $35.”
Source: help.sosmt.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Montana require charitable solicitation registration?
Montana has no general charity registration. Agency page: https://dojmt.gov/consumer/
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