(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.
Source: 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.
18-8-201.1. Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders. Any person who knowingly aids the escape of a person who is an inmate of an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders and who knows the person aided is confined in such institution pursuant to a commitment pursuant to article 8 of title 16 commits the offense of aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, which is a class 5 felony.
Source: L. 74: Entire section added, p. 255, � 1, effective February 13. C.R.S. 1963: 40-8-211. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 966, � 42, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1399, � 50, effective August 7. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1307, � 143, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.