CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Post-Disposition Issues
.........Escape Under Custody or Commitment
............Punishment for Escape
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Escape of minor under custody or commitment is misdemeanor.

Forcible escape of minor under custody may result in state prison sentence.

What constitutes escape.

Removing electronic monitor without authority and violating terms and conditions of probation re proper use of the electronic monitor for more than 48 hours is misdemeanor.

Escape from CYA constitutes felony.

Felonious escape applies to escape from adult penal institution, not juvenile facility or CYA, regardless of whether minor unfit for juvenile court treatment.