{"id":"DUT-MT-003","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1)","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. Title 50, ch. 1, part 2","instrument":"Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-204","title":"Quarantine and isolation measures","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR"],"addressees":["persons generally (including employees and customers subject to quarantine or isolation); employers whose workforce was confined by quarantine orders"],"clause":"The department may adopt and enforce quarantine or isolation measures to prevent the spread of communicable disease. A person who does not comply with quarantine measures shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10 or more than $100.","enforcement":"Fine of $10 to $100 on conviction (50-1-204); \u0027violate a quarantine regulation\u0027 is unlawful under 50-2-122 and a misdemeanor under 50-2-124(2) (up to $500 and 90 days, each day a separate offense; DUT-MT-007)","functions":[],"notes":"DPHHS may adopt and enforce quarantine and isolation measures against any person, and noncompliance is a criminal offense; the Directive of March 30, 2020 quarantining every non-work arrival for fourteen days (Ex. MT-010) and the local isolation and quarantine orders of every quarter through 2021 Q3 rest on this section, 50-2-116(1)(c)(iii) and 50-2-118(1)(d).","sourceUrl":"https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0040/0500-0010-0020-0040.html","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":79532,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MT","url":"/library/DUT-MT-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MT-003","citation":"Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1), Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-204 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-003)","stateName":"Montana","related":["MT-010","DUT-MT-007","DUT-MT-008","DUT-MT-001","DUT-MT-002","DUT-MT-004"]}