1. 1. A person commits the crime of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release if he or she has been committed to a state mental hospital under the provisions of sections 552.010 to 552.080 or sections 632.480 to 632.513, or has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513, or as provided by section 632.475, has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath under statutes in effect before August 13, 1980, or has been granted a conditional release under the provisions of sections 552.010 to 552.080 or sections 632.480 to 632.513, and he or she escapes from such commitment, detention, or conditional release.
2. 2. Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release is a class D felony.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1215, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al.)

Effective 6-05-06

*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.