22-11A-2. First degree escape--Felony.
Any escape by a prisoner constitutes first degree escape if the prisoner effects the escape:
(1)By means of the use or threat of violence;
(2)From a secure correctional facility; or
(3)From the immediate custody of a law enforcement officer or Department of Corrections employee.
First degree escape is a Class 4 felony.
Source: SDC 1939, §§13.1226, 13.1227; SL 1955, ch 25, §§1, 2; SL 1957, ch 31; SDCL §§24-12-1, 24-12-2; SL 1977, ch 201, §§1, 2; SL 1978, ch 185, §10; SDCL Supp, §24-12-9; SL 2004, ch 164, §2; SL 2005, ch 120, §318; SL 2009, ch 113, §2.