GroundRules
27-16-209: Liability of sheriff for escape or rescue.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS
- CHAPTER 16. ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS
- Part 2. Order for Arrest -- Execution
If after being arrested the defendant escapes or is rescued, the sheriff is liable as bail, but the sheriff may be discharged from liability by the giving justification of bail at any time before judgment.
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