Any person committed to the state hospital under the provisions of Title 77, Chapter 15, Inquiry into Sanity of Defendant, or Chapter 16a, Commitment and Treatment of Individuals with a Mental Condition, who escapes or leaves the state hospital without proper legal authority is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Renumbered from § 62A-15-623 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 51, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 184, 2023 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 50, 2021 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session ,§ 21, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session ,§ 24, eff. 3/22/2018.Amended by Chapter 16, 2015 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.Added by Chapter 195, 2013 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/14/2013.