§ 9-28-214 - Penalty for escape. - Arkansas Statutes

9-28-214. Penalty for escape.

(a) If charged and found guilty as an adult for first degree escape, 5-54-110, or second degree escape, 5-54-111, a juvenile shall be given a mandatory sentence of not less than nine (9) months in an appropriate facility of the Department of Correction.

(b) If adjudicated delinquent for first degree escape, 5-54-110, or second degree escape, 5-54-111, a juvenile shall be committed to the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services and placed in a more restricted facility in order to complete the remaining term of his or her commitment, provided that if the juvenile escaped from the most restricted facility, the juvenile shall complete the remaining term of his or her commitment at that or a similar facility.

(c) The juvenile may receive credit for time served.