(1) The officer of a house of reform and any peace officer or citizen may arrest, without warrant, and return to the institution, any child who escapes from a house of reform or home in which an inmate has been placed on parole.
(2) A peace officer shall arrest any child known by him to have escaped from a house of reform, and return him to the institution.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 440.060

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.

Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. secs. 2095b-12, 2095b-15, 2095b-31.