2016 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 41 - State Government
§ 41-1610.01 Authorization to maintain and retake custody of New Mexico prisoners

AZ Rev Stat § 41-1610.01 (2016) What's This?

41-1610.01. Authorization to maintain and retake custody of New Mexico prisoners

An officer or employee of the New Mexico department of corrections who has in his custody, pursuant to New Mexico law, a ward, offender or prisoner of the state of New Mexico whom he is transporting from a facility in New Mexico to another point in New Mexico via Arizona or to a point in Arizona for a necessary work detail of fire fighting or conservation work shall maintain custody of such ward, offender or prisoner in Arizona. Such officer or employee may, in the event of the escape of such ward, offender or prisoner in Arizona, retake such ward, offender or prisoner in the same manner as if such officer or employee were an Arizona peace officer and such ward, offender or prisoner had been committed to his custody under Arizona law.

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