1. (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the third degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for ten years or less but more than one year.
2. (b) Hindering prosecution in the third degree is a class D felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 169; P.A. 78-37, S. 2; P.A. 02-97, S. 5; P.A. 03-259, S. 50; P.A. 13-258, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 78-37 classified assisting person who committed an unclassified offense punishable by maximum imprisonment of 1 to 10 years as hindering prosecution in the second degree; P.A. 02-97 changed the name of the offense from “hindering prosecution in the second degree” to “hindering prosecution in the third degree” and made technical changes, including a change for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change hindering prosecution in the third degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to a class E felony.