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==Legal battles==

In September 2024, Hall entered into a plea bargain with the Richland Court in an ''Order Deferring Imposition of Sentence'' (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-201'').<ref>https://protestia.com/2024/10/01/the-innocence-of-jd-hall/</ref> Under a deferred sentencing agreement filed on September 10, he was ordered to pay $15,454.44 in restitution to [[Fellowship Baptist Church (Sidney, Montana)|Fellowship Baptist Church]], issue a court-ordered apology, and abide by probation terms, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors had alleged over $100,000 in improper expenditures, but Hall’s defense maintained most transactions were legitimate, narrowing the adjudicated amount to the specified restitution.

In September 2024, Hall entered into a plea bargain with the Richland County Court in an ''Order Deferring Imposition of Sentence'' (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-201'').<ref>https://protestia.com/2024/10/01/the-innocence-of-jd-hall/</ref> Under a deferred sentencing agreement filed on September 10, he was ordered to pay $15,454.44 in restitution to [[Fellowship Baptist Church (Sidney, Montana)|Fellowship Baptist Church]], issue a court-ordered apology, and abide by probation terms, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors had alleged over $100,000 in improper expenditures, but Hall’s defense maintained most transactions were legitimate, narrowing the adjudicated amount to the specified restitution.

If compliant with the requirements of the process, Hall will have the future ability to motion (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-204'') that requires the court to strike (remove) the defendant’s plea, dismiss the charges entirely, and remove all information related to the charge from the public record to dismiss the case.

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 ==Legal battles==
-In September 2024, Hall entered into a plea bargain with the Richland Court in an ''Order Deferring Imposition of Sentence'' (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-201'').<ref>https://protestia.com/2024/10/01/the-innocence-of-jd-hall/</ref> Under a deferred sentencing agreement filed on September 10, he was ordered to pay $15,454.44 in restitution to [[Fellowship Baptist Church (Sidney, Montana)|Fellowship Baptist Church]], issue a court-ordered apology, and abide by probation terms, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors had alleged over $100,000 in improper expenditures, but Hall’s defense maintained most transactions were legitimate, narrowing the adjudicated amount to the specified restitution.
+In September 2024, Hall entered into a plea bargain with the Richland County Court in an ''Order Deferring Imposition of Sentence'' (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-201'').<ref>https://protestia.com/2024/10/01/the-innocence-of-jd-hall/</ref> Under a deferred sentencing agreement filed on September 10, he was ordered to pay $15,454.44 in restitution to [[Fellowship Baptist Church (Sidney, Montana)|Fellowship Baptist Church]], issue a court-ordered apology, and abide by probation terms, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors had alleged over $100,000 in improper expenditures, but Hall’s defense maintained most transactions were legitimate, narrowing the adjudicated amount to the specified restitution.
 If compliant with the requirements of the process, Hall will have the future ability to motion (under ''Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 46-18-204'') that requires the court to strike (remove) the defendant’s plea, dismiss the charges entirely, and remove all information related to the charge from the public record to dismiss the case.