Montana § 45-5-222 - Sentence Enhancement -- Offenses Committed Because Of Victim's Race, Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Or Involvement In Civil Rights Or Human Rights Activities
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 45-5-222 — Sentence Enhancement -- Offenses Committed Because Of Victim's Race, Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Or Involvement In Civil Rights Or Human Rights Activities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-5-222. Sentence Enhancement -- Offenses Committed Because Of Victim's Race, Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Or Involvement In Civil Rights Or Human Rights Activities
Sentence enhancement -- offenses committed because of victim's race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or involvement in civil rights or human rights activities. (1) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or who has been found guilty of any offense, except malicious intimidation or harassment, that was committed because of the victim's race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or involvement in civil rights or human rights activities or that involved damage, destruction, or attempted destruction of a building regularly used for religious worship, in addition to the punishment provided for commission of the offense, may, if the provisions of 46-1-401 have been complied with, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years or more than 10 years, except as provided in 46-18-222 . (2) An additional sentence prescribed by subsection (1) must run consecutively to the sentence, except as provided in 46-18-222 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-5-222 ("Sentence Enhancement -- Offenses Committed Because Of Victim's Race, Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Or Involvement In Civil Rights Or Human Rights Activities") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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