Every prisoner confined in the penitentiary for a term less than for life, who attempts by force or fraud, although unsuccessfully, to escape from such prison, shall be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense and shall by punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20O of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2198; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 189 (effective date changed to July 1, 1999 by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 591, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).