(a) A person commits the offense of second degree escape if he or she: (1) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from custody;(2) Having been found guilty of a felony, escapes from custody;(3) Escapes from a correctional facility;(4) Escapes from a juvenile detention facility; or(5) Escapes from a youth services program.(b)(1) Second degree escape is a Class B felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of: (A) The Division of Correction;(B) The Division of Community Correction; or(C) A law enforcement agency.(2) Otherwise second degree escape is a Class D felony.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 677, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2811; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2811; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 4; 1997, No. 1299, § 4; 2003, No. 1348, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 255; 2009, No. 478, § 2.
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