2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 04 - South Dakota Human Services Center
Section 27A-4-21 - Crime of assisting in escape of involuntarily committed person--Penalties.
27A-4-21. Crime of assisting in escape of involuntarily committed person--Penalties.
Any state employee or any employee of an agency under contract to the State of South Dakota who knowingly and intentionally allows or assists in the escape or release of an involuntarily committed person from the Human Services Center, through acts or omission, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any other person who knowingly and intentionally allows or assists in the escape or release of an involuntarily committed person from the Human Services Center, through acts or omission, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The term, escape, or, release, as used in this section includes departure without lawful authority or failure to return to custody following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or limited period.
Source: SL 2001, ch 148, ยง1.
