ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

 

HB 2790: prisoners; escape; classification

Sponsor:  Representative Cook, LD 8

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Modifies classification and penalty for escaping from an adult correctional facility.

History

Knowingly escaping or attempting to escape from a juvenile secure care facility, juvenile detention facility or an adult correctional facility as escape in the second degree with a penalty of a class 5 felony. (A.R.S. § 13-2503). 

If the escape or attempt to escape involved the use or threat of use of physical force, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument against another person, it is classified as escape in the first degree. Escape in the first degree is classified as a class 4 felony. Sentences imposed for a committing escape in the first degree are required to be served consecutively to any sentence of imprisonment or any term of community supervision. (A.R.S. § 13-2504).

Provisions

1.   Classifies knowingly escaping from an adult correctional facility as escape in the first degree. (Sec. 2)

2.   Changes the penalty for escape in the first degree to a class 2 felony. (Sec. 2)

3.   Requires a sentence imposed for committing escape in the first degree to run consecutively to a term of confinement in a secure care facility. (Sec. 2)

4.   Makes technical and conforming changes (Sec. 1, 2)☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

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