A public servant concerned in official detention pursuant to process issued by a court, judge, or magistrate is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he recklessly permits an escape and is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he negligently permits an escape. "Official detention" has the meaning prescribed in subsection 3 of section 12.1-08-06.
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-08-07
Public servants permitting escape
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