62A-15-622 - Abduction of patient -- Penalty.
62A-15-622. Abduction of patient -- Penalty.
Any person who abducts a patient who is in the custody of a local mental health authority,or induces any patient to elope or escape from that custody, or attempts to do so, or aids or assiststherein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, in addition to liability for damages, or subject to othercriminal charges.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5