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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 520.020 — Escape in the first degree

520.020. Escape in the first degree

(1) A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when he escapes from custody or a detention facility by the use of force or threat of force against another person.

(2) Escape in the first degree is a Class C felony.

Source notes

Effective: January 1, 1975

History and annotations

Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 170, effective January 1, 1975.

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