Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release - penalty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.195
in effect575.195. Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release if he or she has been committed to a state mental hospital under the provisions of chapter 552 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 chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513 , and he or she escapes from such commitment, detention, or conditional release.
2. The offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release is a class E felony.
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1215, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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