Arizona Laws 31-342. Escape; liability for costs incurred in apprehension
A. Any person who is convicted of escape from custody or a correctional facility pursuant to section 13-2502, 13-2503 or 13-2504 is liable for any costs incurred in the person’s apprehension, including costs incurred for food, lodging and travel during transportation of the person to the correctional facility in which the person was held or detained before the escape or, if the escape was from custody, to the correctional facility in which the person would have been held or detained.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 31-342
- Correctional facility: means any place used for the confinement or control of a person:
(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense; or
(b) Held for extradition; or
(c) Pursuant to an order of court for law enforcement purposes. See Arizona Laws 31-341
- Custody: means the imposition of actual or constructive restraint pursuant to an on-site arrest or court order but does not include detention in a correctional facility, juvenile detention center or state hospital. See Arizona Laws 31-341
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Escape: means departure from custody or from a correctional facility in which a person is held or detained with knowledge that such departure is unpermitted or failure to return to custody or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a limited period. See Arizona Laws 31-341
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. At the time of sentencing for the offense of escape, the court shall determine the costs incurred in apprehending the defendant and may order that the costs be paid by the defendant. A judgment that the defendant pay the costs incurred in the defendant’s apprehension may be satisfied from the prisoner’s trust fund or retention account established by the correctional facility in which the defendant is incarcerated.