Escape from a secure residential treatment facility

NMSA 1978, § 30-22-8.2 — under Article 22.

NMSA 1978, § 30-22-8.2

A. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility consists of a person lawfully committed for a criminal offense to a secure residential treatment facility escaping from the facility. B. Whoever commits escape from a secure residential treatment facility is guilty of a misdemeanor. C. As used in this section, "secure residential treatment facility" means a secure facility not located within a correctional facility or detention center in which residents are being treated for substance abuse problems, and personnel and physical barriers prevent the residents from leaving. History: Laws 2006, ch. 31, § 1.