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82-15-201. Standard petroleum product defined

82-15-201. Standard petroleum product defined. The term “standard petroleum product” as used herein refers to and includes gasoline, fuel oil, distillates, greases, and lubricating oils. History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 111, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 4193.2, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 60-402.

82-15-202. Purpose

82-15-202. Purpose. This part is intended to compel a person, firm, company, association, or corporation doing business in the state of Montana and engaged in the selling of and dealing in standard petroleum products to treat a customer in one part of the state of Montana on an equal basis with a customer in another part […]

82-15-203. Discrimination in price of petroleum products

82-15-203. Discrimination in price of petroleum products. (1) Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation, either domestic or foreign, doing business in the state of Montana and engaged in the selling of any standard petroleum product that shall demand or collect from any person or customer a higher price for any standard petroleum product in one […]

82-15-204. Investigation of complaints — revocation of license

82-15-204. Investigation of complaints — revocation of license. If a complaint is made to the attorney general that a person, firm, company, association, or corporation is guilty of discrimination as defined by this part, the attorney general shall investigate the complaint in a timely manner, and for that purpose the attorney general shall subpoena witnesses, administer […]

82-15-205. County attorney to prosecute violations

82-15-205. County attorney to prosecute violations. If a person presents to the county attorney of any county in which the discriminatory acts of a person, firm, company, association, or corporation have been committed a sworn written statement of the price paid, the date, and the parties selling and buying and reasonably reliable information of the price […]

82-15-206. Penalty

82-15-206. Penalty. Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not exceeding $500. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 111, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 4193.6, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 60-406.

82-15-207. Liability for civil and exemplary damages

82-15-207. Liability for civil and exemplary damages. In addition to the penalty above prescribed, any customer of such person, firm, company, association, or corporation may bring a civil action in any county in which such offending person, firm, company, association, or corporation may be doing business and recover therein not only actual damages for violation of […]