Alamogordo |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 11. CRIMINAL CODE |
Article 11-05. OFFENSES RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY |
§ 11-05-100. Generally—Escape from jail.
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(a)
Escape from jail consists of any person who shall have been lawfully committed to any jail for the commission of a crime, escaping or attempting to escape from such jail or from a work detail to which such person is assigned.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the offense defined in this section.
(Code 1960, § 6-2-10; Ord. No. 552, 1-11-77)
State law reference
Similar provisions, N.M.S.A. § 30-22-10.