Montana § 45-8-404 Additional Sentence For Criminal Street Gang-Related Felony

Montana Statutes

§ 45-8-404 — Additional Sentence For Criminal Street Gang-Related Felony

Montana·Title 45 CRIMES·Ch. 8 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER·Part 4 Montana Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act

45-8-404 . Additional sentence for criminal street gang-related felony.

(1)(a) A person who is convicted of a felony that the person committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang for the purpose of promoting, furthering, or assisting any criminal conduct by criminal street gang members shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the underlying offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a state prison of not less than 1 year or more than 3 years, except as provided in 46-18-222 .

(b)If the underlying felony described in subsection (1)(a) is committed on the grounds of, or within 1,000 feet of, a public school, as defined in 20-6-501 , during hours when the facility is open for classes or school-related pr

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45-8-404 . Additional sentence for criminal street gang-related felony. (1) (a) A person who is convicted of a felony that the person committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang for the purpose of promoting, furthering, or assisting any criminal conduct by criminal street gang members shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the underlying offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a state prison of not less than 1 year or more than 3 years, except as provided in 46-18-222 .
(b) If the underlying felony described in subsection (1)(a) is committed on the grounds of, or within 1,000 feet of, a public school, as defined in 20-6-501 , during hours when the facility is open for classes or school-related programs or when minors are using the facility, the additional term provided for in subsection (1) is 2 to 4 years.
(2) The imposition or execution of the minimum sentences prescribed by this section may not be deferred or suspended, except as provided in 46-18-222 .
(3) An additional sentence prescribed by this section shall run consecutively to the sentence provided for the underlying offense.

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