52-5-114: Penalty for aiding resident in leaving or not returning to correctional facility.

(1) A person is guilty of an offense if the person purposely or knowingly:

(a) permits or assists a resident of a correctional facility to leave a facility without permission;

(b) permits or assists a resident's failure to return to a correctional facility from which the resident had permission to leave;

(c) furnishes or attempts to furnish to a resident a tool, weapon, or other article with the intent of aiding the resident to leave without permission or to not return; or

(d) harbors or conceals a resident who has left without permission.

(2) Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (1), a person shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months or more than 2 years or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both.