Montana § 52-5-114 Penalty For Aiding Resident In Leaving Or Not Returning To Correctional Facility

Montana Statutes

§ 52-5-114 — Penalty For Aiding Resident In Leaving Or Not Returning To Correctional Facility

Montana § 52-5-114

Title 52FAMILY SERVICES

Ch. 5CORRECTIONS

Part 1Youthful Offenders

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 52-5-114 (2026).

Text

52-5-114 . Penalty for aiding resident in leaving or not returning to correctional facility.

(1)A person is guilty of an offense if the person purposely or knowingly:

(a)permits or assists a resident of a correctional facility to leave a facility without permission;

(b)permits or assists a resident's failure to return to a correctional facility from which the resident had permission to leave;

(c)furnishes or attempts to furnish to a resident a tool, weapon, or other article with the intent of aiding the resident to leave without permission or to not return; or

(d)harbors or conceals a resident who has left without permission.

(2)Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (1), a person shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months or more than 2 years or by

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52-5-114 . Penalty for aiding resident in leaving or not returning to correctional facility. (1) A person is guilty of an offense if the person purposely or knowingly:
(a) permits or assists a resident of a correctional facility to leave a facility without permission;
(b) permits or assists a resident's failure to return to a correctional facility from which the resident had permission to leave;
(c) furnishes or attempts to furnish to a resident a tool, weapon, or other article with the intent of aiding the resident to leave without permission or to not return; or
(d) harbors or conceals a resident who has left without permission.
(2) Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (1), a person shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months or more than 2 years or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 56, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 320, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2212; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 519, L. 1989; Sec. 53-30-215, MCA 1989; redes. 52-5-114 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 1902, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 339, L. 2021.