{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-53","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-10-53","heading":"Aiding or permitting another to escape lawful custody or confinement.","body":"(a) A person who knowingly aids another in escaping from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.\n(b) A peace officer or employee of any place of lawful confinement who recklessly permits any person in his custody to escape is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 10 Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 3 Escape and Other Offenses Related to Confinement"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"7d7049e0d4069917b853b183ac91714e615dcfd71d57b06aeeda428b33b725ea","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-52","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}