Montana § 45-7-308 Bail-Jumping

Montana Statutes

§ 45-7-308 — Bail-Jumping

Montana § 45-7-308

Title 45CRIMES

Ch. 7OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Part 3Obstructing Governmental Operations

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Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-308 (2026).

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45-7-308 . Bail-jumping.

(1)A person commits the offense of bail-jumping if, having been set at liberty by court order, with or without security, upon condition that the person will subsequently appear at a specified time and place, the person purposely fails without lawful excuse to appear at that time and place.

(2)This section may not interfere with the exercise by any court of its power to punish for contempt.

(3)This section does not apply to a person set at liberty by court order upon condition that the person will appear in connection with a charge of having committed a misdemeanor, except that it applies when the judge has released the defendant on the defendant's own recognizance.

(4)A person convicted of bail-jumping in connection with a felony shall be imprisoned in the stat

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45-7-308 . Bail-jumping. (1) A person commits the offense of bail-jumping if, having been set at liberty by court order, with or without security, upon condition that the person will subsequently appear at a specified time and place, the person purposely fails without lawful excuse to appear at that time and place.
(2) This section may not interfere with the exercise by any court of its power to punish for contempt.
(3) This section does not apply to a person set at liberty by court order upon condition that the person will appear in connection with a charge of having committed a misdemeanor, except that it applies when the judge has released the defendant on the defendant's own recognizance.
(4) A person convicted of bail-jumping in connection with a felony shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years. In all other cases, the person shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.