§ 205.15 Escape in the first degree.\n A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:\n 1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from\na detention facility; or\n 2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or\nclass B felony, he escapes from custody; or\n 3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was\nsubstituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention\nfacility.\n Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.\n
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