(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree if:
(1) He employs physical force, a threat of physical force, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument in escaping or attempting to escape from custody; or
(2) Having been convicted of a felony, he escapes or attempts to escape from custody imposed pursuant to that conviction.
(b) Escape in the first degree is a Class B felony.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.
Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody.
Section 13A-10-30 - Definitions.
Section 13A-10-31 - Escape in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-32 - Escape in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-33 - Escape in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-10-34 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-35 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-36 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-37 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-38 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-10-39 - Bail Jumping in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-40 - Bail Jumping in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-41 - Resisting Arrest.
Section 13A-10-42 - Hindering Prosecution or Apprehension - Definition of "Criminal assistance."
Section 13A-10-43 - Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-44 - Hindering Prosecution in the Second Degree.