Section 30-22-8.2 - Escape from a secure residential treatment facility.
30-22-8.2. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility.
A. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility consists of a person lawfully committed for a criminal offense to a secure residential treatment facility escaping from the facility.
B. Whoever commits escape from a secure residential treatment facility is guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. As used in this section, "secure residential treatment facility" means a secure facility not located within a correctional facility or detention center in which residents are being treated for substance abuse problems, and personnel and physical barriers prevent the residents from leaving.
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