Every prisoner confined in the penitentiary for a term less than for life, who attempts by force or fraud, although unsuccessfully, to escape from such prison, shall be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense and shall by punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20O of this title.
R.L. 1910, § 2198. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 189, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 591, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 189 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.