§ 11-814. Simple escape.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the crime of simple escape.

(b)

Simple escape shall mean any of the following:

(1)

The intentional departure, under circumstances wherein human life is not endangered, of a person imprisoned, committed, or detained from a place where such person is legally confined, from a designated area of a place where such person is legally confined, or from the lawful custody of any law enforcement officer or officer of the city police department.

(2)

The failure of a criminal serving a sentence and participating in a release program conducted by the city police department to report or return from his planned activity under the program at the appointed time.

(3)

The failure of a person who has been granted a medical furlough to return to his place of confinement at the appointed time.

(Ord. No. 3921, 12-18-2018)