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205.17 – Absconding from temporary release in the first degree

* § 205.17 Absconding from temporary release in the first degree.

A person is guilty of absconding from temporary release in the first
degree when having been released from confinement in a correctional
institution under the jurisdiction of the state department of
corrections and community supervision or a facility under the
jurisdiction of the state office of children and family services to
participate in a program of temporary release, he or she intentionally
fails to return to the institution or facility of his or her confinement
at or before the time prescribed for his or her return.

Absconding from temporary release in the first degree is a class E felony.

* NB Expires September 1, 2017

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