Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 31 > Chapter 2 > Article 12 - Escape

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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
• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• 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
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.