Montana § 46-23-217 - Service Of Term For Additional Crime
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 46-23-217 — Service Of Term For Additional Crime, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-23-217. Service Of Term For Additional Crime
Service of term for additional crime. A prisoner who commits a crime while imprisoned in a state prison or while released on parole or under the supervised release program and who is convicted and sentenced for the crime shall serve the sentence consecutively with the remainder of the original sentence. However, the prisoner remains eligible for parole consideration under 46-23-201 in regard to the original sentence. If paroled from the original sentence, the prisoner shall begin serving the subsequent sentence.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 46-23-217 cover?
Section 46-23-217 ("Service Of Term For Additional Crime") 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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