Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 59-150-400 - Conspiracy defined; penalty(A) A person commits an offense of conspiracy if he with intent that an offense pursuant to this chapter be committed: (1) agrees with one or more other persons that they or one or more of them engage in conduct constituting the offense; and(2) one or more of the persons so agreeing performs an overt act in pursuance of the agreement.(B) An agreement constituting a conspiracy may be inferred from acts of the parties.(C) It is not a defense to prosecution for conspiracy pursuant to this section that: (1) one or more of the co-conspirators is not criminally responsible for the offense;(2) one or more of the co-conspirators has been acquitted, if at least two co-conspirators have not been acquitted;(3) one or more of the co-conspirators has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense, or is immune from prosecution;(4) the actor belongs to a class of persons, who by definition of the offense, are legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity; or(5) the offense was not actually committed.(D) A person who commits an offense pursuant to this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.2001 Act No. 59, Section 2.