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(1) For the purpose of this section, “an offender” means a person who has been or is liable to be arrested, charged, convicted, or punished for a Tribal offense.

(2) A person commits the offense of obstructing justice if, knowing another person is an offender, he or she purposely:

(a) Harbors or conceals an offender;

(b) Warns an offender of impending discovery or apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring an offender into compliance with the law;

(c) Provides an offender with money, transportation, a weapon, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;

(d) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception, or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of an offender;

(e) Supports, by act of concealment, alteration, or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of an offender; or

(f) Aids an offender who is subject to detention to escape from such detention.

(3) Obstructing justice is a Class C offense.