Missouri § 575.195 Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.

Missouri Statutes

§ 575.195 — Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.

Missouri § 575.195

Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Ch. 575Offenses Against the Administration of Justice

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.195 (2026).

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1.A person commits the offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release if he or she has been committed to a state mental hospital under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513 , or has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513 , or as provided by section 632.475 , has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath under statutes in effect before August 13, 1980, or has been granted a conditional release under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513 , and he or she escapes from such commitment, detention, or conditional release.

2.The offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release is a class E felony.

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1. A person commits the offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release if he or she has been committed to a state mental hospital under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513 , or has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513 , or as provided by section 632.475 , has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath under statutes in effect before August 13, 1980, or has been granted a conditional release under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513 , and he or she escapes from such commitment, detention, or conditional release.

2. The offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release is a class E felony.