{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.210","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.210","heading":"Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement if, while being held in confinement after arrest for any offense, while serving a sentence after conviction for any offense, or while at an institutional treatment center operated by the department of corrections as a condition of probation or parole, he or she escapes or attempts to escape from confinement.\n2. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in the department of corrections is a class B felony.\n3. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in a county or private jail or city or county correctional facility is a class E felony unless:\n(1) The offense is facilitated by striking or beating any person, in which case it is a class D felony;\n(2) The offense is committed by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or by holding any person as hostage, in which case it is a class A felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.210","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"2b44f6c6644b7233998d89823afa47bea28d39618e7a932d48b9d77b7333dead","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.206","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}