1-2-205. Repeal of law creating criminal offense. The repeal of any law creating a criminal offense does not constitute a bar to an indictment or information and the punishment of an act already committed in violation of the law so repealed unless the intention to bar such indictment or information and punishment is expressly declared in the repealing act.
History: En. Sec. 8, p. 390, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 152, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 209, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 296, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 123, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 97, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 329; re-en. Sec. 97, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-514.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Chapter 2. Statutory Construction
Part 2. Effect of Legislature's Actions
1-2-201. Statutes -- effective date
1-2-202. Joint resolutions -- effective date
1-2-203. Effect of amendment of statute
1-2-204. Amendment of repealed act void
1-2-205. Repeal of law creating criminal offense
1-2-206. Repeal of repealed statute
1-2-207. Repeal of repealing act -- no revival
1-2-208. Provisions of law not codified in Montana Code Annotated because redundant