SB348

Montana SB348 revises penalties for sexual assault, requiring offenders to register as sexual offenders upon a second conviction.

Montana SB348 revises the penalties for sexual assault, increasing the severity of punishments for repeat offenders. The bill mandates that offenders who commit a second offense of sexual assault must register as a sexual offender. It also amends the penalties for sexual assault, with the first conviction resulting in a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment for up to one year, a second conviction resulting in a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to five years, and a third or subsequent conviction resulting in a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to ten years.