Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-54-112 — Third degree escape
Arkansas·Title 5
(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)
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.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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