§ 52-5-114

52-5-114. Penalty for aiding resident in leaving or not returning to correctional facility. (1) A person is guilty of an offense if the person purposely or knowingly: (a) permits or assists a resident of a correctional facility to leave a facility without permission; (b) permits or assists a resident's failure to return to a 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; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 339, L. 2021.