Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-117 — under Obstructing Governmental Operations.

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-117

(a) A person commits the offense of assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape if, with the purpose of facilitating escape, he or she:(1) Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;(2) Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement for escape;(3) Provides a person in custody with an implement for escape;(4) Provides transportation of any kind that is used in the commission or furtherance of an escape from a correctional facility;(5) Furnishes food, clothing, finances, or other aid to a person who escaped from a correctional facility; or(6) Provides shelter or housing to a person who escaped from a correctional facility.

(1) Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;

(2) Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement for escape;

(3) Provides a person in custody with an implement for escape;

(4) Provides transportation of any kind that is used in the commission or furtherance of an escape from a correctional facility;

(5) Furnishes food, clothing, finances, or other aid to a person who escaped from a correctional facility; or

(6) Provides shelter or housing to a person who escaped from a correctional facility.

(b) (1) Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class B felony if the implement for escape provided is a deadly weapon.(2) Otherwise assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class C felony.

(1) Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class B felony if the implement for escape provided is a deadly weapon.

(2) Otherwise assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class C felony.