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SECTION 132

Retaking of an escaped incarcerated individual

Correction (COR) CHAPTER 43, ARTICLE 6

§ 132. Retaking of an escaped incarcerated individual. If an
incarcerated individual escapes from a correctional facility, he or she
may be arrested and returned by the superintendent or by an officer or
employee of the department or by any peace officer, acting pursuant to
his or her special duties, or police officer without a warrant; or a
magistrate may cause such escaped incarcerated individual to be arrested
and held in custody until he or she can be removed to a correctional
facility, as in the case of a commitment. Rewards for the taking of such
escaped incarcerated individuals may be provided for by the rules of the
department.