31-341. Definitions

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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Correctional facility" means any place used for the confinement or control of a person:

(a)Charged with or convicted of an offense; or

(b)Held for extradition; or

(c)Pursuant to an order of court for law enforcement purposes. Lawful transportation or movement incident to correctional facility confinement pursuant to subdivision (a),

(b)or

(c)is within the control of a correctional facility. For purposes of this article, being within the control of a correctional facility does not include release on parole, probation or by other lawful authority upon condition of subsequent personal appearance at a designated place and time.

2. "Custody" means the imposition of actual or constructive restraint pursuant to an on-site arrest or court order but does not include detention in a correctional facility, juvenile detention center or state hospital.

3. "Escape" means departure from custody or from a correctional facility in which a person is held or detained with knowledge that such departure is unpermitted or failure to return to custody or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a limited period.