(a) A person commits the offense of third degree escape if he or she escapes from custody.(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping was in custody pursuant to an unlawful arrest.(c)(1) Third degree escape is a Class C 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 third degree escape is a Class A misdemeanor.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 678, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2812; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2812; Acts 2009, No. 478, § 3.
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