§ 12-47-34 — Escapes from director's custody - Director may offer reward for recapture - Payment of reward - Use of firearms

Payment of reward - Use of firearms.
1. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall adopt measures
necessary for the detection and capture of offenders escaping from the custody of the
department. If an offender in the custody of the department escapes, the director shall
use all lawful means for the apprehension of the offender. The director may offer a
reward not to exceed one thousand dollars and not less than one hundred dollars for
information leading to apprehension of an offender who has escaped from the custody
of the department.
2. The director may authorize correctional officers trained in the use of firearms:
a. To carry firearms when in the course of their duties on penitentiary premises.
b. To carry firearms, including keeping and carrying loaded firearms in motor
vehicles, when transporting offenders in the custody of the department.
c. To carry firearms, including keeping and carrying loaded firearms in motor
vehicles, for the prevention of escapes or for the apprehension of offenders who
have escaped from the custody of the department.

3. Sections 62.1-02-05, 62.1-02-10, and 62.1-03-01 do not apply to the possession and
use of firearms by authorized and trained correctional officers acting in the course of
their employment under this section.