7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty.
7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty. (1) A detention center administrator or staff member commits the offense of inmate endangerment if the administrator or staff member knowingly:
(a) places or keeps a juvenile with adult inmates;
(b) uses corporal punishment against an inmate; or
(c) uses physical force against an inmate, except as necessary for:
(i) self-defense;
(ii) control of inmates;
(iii) protection of another person from imminent physical attack; or
(iv) prevention of riot or escape.
(2) A person who commits the offense of inmate endangerment shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 707, Ch. 61, L. 2007.