25 CFR § 11.435 - Obstructing justice.

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title: "25 CFR § 11.435 - Obstructing justice."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "11.435"
section_name: "Obstructing justice."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "11"
part_name: "COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE"
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regulatory_source: "58 FR 54411, Oct. 21, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 11.435 Obstructing justice.

A person commits a misdemeanor if, with purpose to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for a crime, he or she harbors or conceals the other, provides a weapon, transportation, disguise or other means of escape, warns the other of impending discovery, or volunteers false information to a law enforcement officer.