Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-206

Tampering with witnesses and informants

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 45–45 (382 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 323 N.J. Super. 67 - State v. Speth (1999)

Most recently applied in State v. Gray (June 2011)

En. 94-7-207 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd

(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with witnesses and informants if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, the person purposely or knowingly attempts to induce or otherwise cause a witness or informant to:

(a) testify or inform falsely;

(b) withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;

(d) not appear at any proceeding or investigation to which the witness or informant has been summoned.

(2) A person convicted of tampering with witnesses or informants shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.