19-18-207. Theft from funds. Any person who fraudulently appropriates any money or other valuable thing belonging to the disability and pension fund of any fire department relief association or who takes part in or in any manner aids in any scheme or plan whereby the fund or association is defrauded out of any of the money in the fund is guilty of theft and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 1 year or more than 10 years, by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 71, L. 1907; Sec. 3341, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5124, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 58, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5124, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1916; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; Sec. 19-11-207, MCA 1991; redes. 19-18-207 by Code Commissioner, 1993.