Arizona Laws 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.
Attorney's Note
Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class 6 felony | up to 1 1/2 years | up to $150,000 |
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-2823
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Department: means the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- Director: means the director of the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Peace officers: means sheriffs of counties, constables, marshals, policemen of cities and towns, commissioned personnel of the department of public safety, personnel who are employed by the state department of corrections and the department of juvenile corrections and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, peace officers who are appointed by a multicounty water conservation district and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by community college district governing boards and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by the Arizona board of regents and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by the governing body of a public airport pursuant to section 28-8426 and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, peace officers who are appointed by a private postsecondary institution pursuant to section 15-1897 and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board and special agents from the office of the attorney general, or of a county attorney, and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Secure care: means confinement in a facility that is completely surrounded by a locked and physically secure barrier with restricted ingress and egress. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- youth: means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either:
(a) At least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
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.