{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-7-305","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-7-305","heading":"Compounding of felony.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of compounding a felony if the person knowingly accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in consideration for:\n(a) refraining from seeking prosecution of a felony; or\n(b) refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any felony or information relating to a felony.\n(2) A person convicted of compounding a felony shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","Part 3. Obstructing Governmental Operations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0070/part_0030/section_0050/0450-0070-0030-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:33Z","sha256":"6171714e8d528b4cdbcec707de2a05aac0820c43cb7848afc71dcf54431f97b7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-7-304","next":"us-mt/45-7-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}