North Dakota § 29-34-05 Escape from custody

North Dakota Statutes

§ 29-34-05 — Escape from custody

North Dakota § 29-34-05

Title 29Judicial Procedure, Criminal

Ch. 29-34Interstate Agreement on Detainers

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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-34-05 (2026).

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Escape or attempt to escape from custody, whether within or without this state, while in the
temporary custody of an authority of another state acting pursuant to the agreement on
detainers constitutes an offense against the laws of this state. Such escape or attempt to
escape constitutes an offense to the same extent and degree as an escape from the institution
in which the prisoner was confined immediately prior to having been released to temporary
custody, and is punishable in the same manner as an escape or attempt to escape from said
institution.

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Escape or attempt to escape from custody, whether within or without this state, while in the
temporary custody of an authority of another state acting pursuant to the agreement on
detainers constitutes an offense against the laws of this state. Such escape or attempt to
escape constitutes an offense to the same extent and degree as an escape from the institution
in which the prisoner was confined immediately prior to having been released to temporary
custody, and is punishable in the same manner as an escape or attempt to escape from said
institution.