Arkansas § 5-54-111 Second degree escape

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-54-111 — Second degree escape

Arkansas § 5-54-111

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-111 (2026).

Text

(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.

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(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.

Legislative History

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.