PART III. ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CUSTODY §710-1020 Escape in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of escape in the first degree if the person intentionally employs physical force, the threat of physical force, or a dangerous instrument against the person of another in escaping from a correctional or detention facility or from custody. (2) Escape in the first degree is a class B felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]
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