Third degree escape
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bush v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in 2021 Ark. App. 52 - Terry Lee Renninger v. State of Arkansas (February 2021)
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2812; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2812; Acts 2009, No. 478, § 3; 2019, No. 910, § 678.
(1) A person commits the offense of third degree escape if he or she escapes from custody.
(2) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping was in custody pursuant to an unlawful arrest.
(3) Third degree escape is a Class C felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of: The Division of Correction;
(4) The Division of Community Correction; or
(5) A law enforcement agency.
(6) Otherwise third degree escape is a Class A misdemeanor.
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.