Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement - penalties1. A person commits the offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement if, while being held in confinement after arrest for any offense, while serving a sentence after conviction for any offense, or while at an institutional treatment center operated by the department of corrections as a condition of probation or parole, he or she escapes or attempts to escape from confinement.2. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in the department of corrections is a class B felony.3. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in a county or private jail or city or county correctional facility is a class E felony unless: (1) The offense is facilitated by striking or beating any person, in which case it is a class D felony;(2) The offense is committed by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or by holding any person as hostage, in which case it is a class A felony.Amended by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 1994 S.B. 763, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2009S.B. 44