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

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES

CHAPTER 5. CORRECTIONS

Part 1. Youthful Offenders

Penalty For Aiding Resident In Leaving Or Not Returning To Youth Correctional Facility

52-5-114. Penalty for aiding resident in leaving or not returning to youth correctional facility. (1) A person is guilty of an offense if the person purposely or knowingly:

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

(b) permits or assists a resident's failure to return to a youth 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.

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.