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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A person commits the offense of assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape if, with the purpose of facilitating escape, he or she:
(1) Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;
(2) Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement for escape;
(3) Provides a person in custody with an implement for escape;
(4) Provides transportation of any kind that is used in the commission or furtherance of an escape from a correctional facility;
(5) Furnishes food, clothing, finances, or other aid to a person who escaped from a correctional facility; or
(6) Provides shelter or housing to a person who escaped from a correctional facility.
(b)(1) Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class B felony if the implement for escape provided is a deadly weapon.
(2) Otherwise assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class C felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-54-117. Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-54-117/
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