West Virginia Statutes

§ 25-4-11 — Escape; aiding escape

West Virginia·Ch. 25 DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS·Art. 4 CENTERS FOR HOUSING YOUNG ADULT OFFENDERS
(a)Any inmate of a center who shall escape from said center or the custody of an officer or employee of such center shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years. A term of incarceration imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be imposed as a consecutive sentence and not served concurrently with any sentence or period of confinement previously imposed.
(b)Any person who willfully permits or aids any inmate of such center to escape therefrom or conceals him with the intent of enabling him to elude pursuit is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years.

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Legislative History

1996 Reg. Sess., HB4735; 1984 Reg. Sess., HB1299; 1975 Reg. Sess., HB738; 1955 Reg. Sess., HB77

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