Section 12-47-34 - Escapes from director's custody - Director may offer reward for recapture - Payment of reward - Use of firearms1. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall adopt measures necessary for the detection and capture of offenders escaping from the custody of the department. If an offender in the custody of the department escapes, the director shall use all lawful means for the apprehension of the offender. The director may offer a reward not to exceed one thousand dollars and not less than one hundred dollars for information leading to apprehension of an offender who has escaped from the custody of the department.2. The director may authorize correctional officers trained in the use of firearms: a. To carry firearms when in the course of their duties on penitentiary premises.b. To carry firearms, including keeping and carrying loaded firearms in motor vehicles, when transporting offenders in the custody of the department.c. To carry firearms, including keeping and carrying loaded firearms in motor vehicles, for the prevention of escapes or for the apprehension of offenders who have escaped from the custody of the department.3. Sections 62.1-02-05, 62.1-02-10, and 62.1-03-01 do not apply to the possession and use of firearms by authorized and trained correctional officers acting in the course of their employment under this section.