41-2823. Escape of youth committed to
department; aiding in escape; violation; classification
A. It is unlawful for a youth who is committed to the department by the superior
court and who is confined in any state secure care facility under the jurisdiction of the
department or any other secure care facility in which such youth are confined under
contractual agreement with the department to escape from such facility or from the lawful
custody of any law enforcement officer or an employee of the department.
B. The officers and employees of the department have the powers and privileges of
peace officers as far as necessary to arrest committed youth who have escaped from any
secure care facility, as provided in subsection A. On verbal or written request of the
director or the director's designee, any peace officer shall apprehend or take into
custody, without the necessity of a warrant or court order, an escaped committed youth
and deliver the committed youth to the custody of the department immediately.
C. A person who knowingly permits or aids a committed youth confined to a state
institution or facility as provided in subsection A to escape or conceals any committed
youth with the intent of enabling that offender to elude pursuit is guilty of a class 6
felony.
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