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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-114

Arrest of escapees

Acts 1881, No. 81, § 14, p. 148; C. & M

(1) If any prisoner shall escape from the contractor or superintendent, the contractor or superintendent shall have the right to arrest the prisoner, in person or through any county sheriff or constable, anywhere in the state.

(2) The prisoner, when arrested, shall be delivered to the contractor or county sheriff of the county, and shall be compelled to work out all costs in making his or her arrest, in the manner provided in this section and §§ 12-42-103, 12-42-108, 12-42-115, 16-90-405, and 16-96-504 [repealed].

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.