2015 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against The Administration Of Government
Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-54-117 - Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape.
(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.
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