Montana § 45-7-206 Tampering With Witnesses And Informants

Montana Statutes

§ 45-7-206 — Tampering With Witnesses And Informants

Montana § 45-7-206

Title 45CRIMES

Ch. 7OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Part 2Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-206 (2026).

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45-7-206 . Tampering with witnesses and informants.

(1)A person commits the offense of tampering with witnesses and informants if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, the person purposely or knowingly attempts to induce or otherwise cause a witness or informant to:

(a)testify or inform falsely;

(b)withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;

(c)elude legal process summoning the witness or informant to testify or supply evidence; or

(d)not appear at any proceeding or investigation to which the witness or informant has been summoned.

(2)A person convicted of tampering with witnesses or informants shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or

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45-7-206 . Tampering with witnesses and informants. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with witnesses and informants if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, the person purposely or knowingly attempts to induce or otherwise cause a witness or informant to:
(a) testify or inform falsely;
(b) withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;
(c) elude legal process summoning the witness or informant to testify or supply evidence; or
(d) not appear at any proceeding or investigation to which the witness or informant has been summoned.
(2) A person convicted of tampering with witnesses or informants shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.

Legislative History

En. 94-7-207 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-207 ; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1683, Ch. 56, L. 2009.