(1) Any person who knowingly aids, abets, or assists another person to escape or attempt to escape from custody or confinement commits the offense of aiding escape.
(2) Escape is deemed to be a continuing activity commencing with the
conception of the design to escape and continuing until the escapee is returned to
custody or the attempt to escape is thwarted or abandoned.
(3) Assist includes any activity characterized as rendering assistance in
section 18-8-105.
(4) Aiding escape is a class 2 felony if the person aided was in custody or
confinement as a result of conviction of a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(5) Aiding escape is a class 3 felony if the person aided was in custody or
confinement and charged with or held for any felony or convicted of any felony
other than a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(6) Aiding escape is a class 2 misdemeanor if the person aided was in
custody or confinement and charged with, held for, or convicted of a misdemeanor
or a petty offense.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 457, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-201. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 966, § 41, effective July 1. L. 2021: (6) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3196, § 282, effective March 1, 2022.
