Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-54-112 — Third degree escape

Arkansas § 5-54-112

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-112 (2026).

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(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.

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Related

Bush v. State
2 S.W.3d 761 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1999)
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Terry Lee Renninger v. State of Arkansas
2021 Ark. App. 52 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2021)

Legislative History

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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