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§ 46-31-204

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46-31-204. Penalty for escape from custody on detainer. Every prisoner confined in state prison for a term less than for life who has been lawfully delivered into the temporary custody of appropriate officers of a party state for trial on a charge or detainer based on an untried indictment, information, or complaint and who escapes is punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $50,000 or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 1 year or more than 10 years, or both. The second term of imprisonment must commence from the time the prisoner would otherwise have been discharged from prison. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 215, L. 1963; Sec. 94-1101-4, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-3134 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 95-3134; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1795, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Source: https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0310/part_0020/section_0040/0460-0310-0020-0040.html· Version 2025