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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2502 (2026)

Escape in the third degree; classification

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A. A person commits escape in the third degree if, having been arrested for, charged with or found guilty of a misdemeanor or petty offense, such person knowingly escapes or attempts to escape from custody.

B. Escape in the third degree is a class 6 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1979–2018 · leading case: In re Brittany Y., 147 P.3d 1047 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006).
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In re Brittany Y., 147 P.3d 1047 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 14× “In February 2006, the juvenile court found Brittany delinquent for escape in the third degree pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-2502. At a consolidated disposition hearing in March 2006 on the escape delinquency and the December 2005 probation violation, the court placed Brittany on…”
State v. Womack, 847 P.2d 609 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “After pointing out the necessity of actual restraint by the officer or submission by the person before an arrest is accomplished, the court stated: There is evidence that the legislature may never have intended these escape statutes to criminalize flight prior to arrest.”
Sazar Dent v. Jefferson Sessions, 900 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “§§ 13-3401 , 3408), and third-degree escape ( Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2502 ). Several months later, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) initiated removal proceedings.”
State v. Sanchez, 701 P.2d 571 (Ariz. 1985). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. § 13-2502. At the time of this incident, respondent was on probation from a prior conviction for aggravated robbery.”
State v. Walker, 891 P.2d 942 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “section 13-2502. Defendant argues that he was entitled to a judgment of acquittal on the charge of second-degree escape because the state failed to prove that he knew he was under arrest for a felony.”
State v. Cole, 838 P.2d 1351 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “" Former A.R.S. § 13-2502(A) (emphasis added).”
State v. Bousman, 278 N.W.2d 15 (Iowa 1979). “Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-2502, § 13-701(B)(5) (one and one-half years).”
State v. Reynolds, 816 P.2d 237 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Moreover, numerous questions remain unanswered, including: Does a person commit an escape, punisha *587 ble as a felony pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 13-2502, -2503, if he leaves a rehabilitation program? Must the trial court determine whether a particular program complies with the…”
State v. Sanchez, 852 P.2d 1236 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “] Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated section 13-2502 reads as follows: A. A person commits escape in the third degree if, having been arrested for, charged with or found guilty of a misdemeanor or petty offense, such person knowingly escapes or attempts to escape from custody.”
State v. Kendrick, 306 P.3d 85 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “2006), we held a juvenile had violated A.R.S. § 13-2502(A) (2001) 3 by removing an electronic ankle monitor and leaving home after the juvenile court had imposed electronic monitoring and home detention as a condition of the juvenile’s release pending probation violation…”
State v. Sanchez, 701 P.2d 597 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-2502 provides that a person is guilty of escape in the third degree “if, having been arrested for, charged with or found guilty of a misdemeanor or petty offense, such person knowingly escapes from custody.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2502(A) — 7 cases
In re Brittany Y., 147 P.3d 1047 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “In February 2006, the juvenile court found Brittany delinquent for escape in the third degree pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-2502. At a consolidated disposition hearing in March 2006 on the escape delinquency and the December 2005 probation violation, the court placed Brittany on…”
State v. Womack, 847 P.2d 609 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). “After pointing out the necessity of actual restraint by the officer or submission by the person before an arrest is accomplished, the court stated: There is evidence that the legislature may never have intended these escape statutes to criminalize flight prior to arrest.”
State v. Walker, 891 P.2d 942 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995). “section 13-2502. Defendant argues that he was entitled to a judgment of acquittal on the charge of second-degree escape because the state failed to prove that he knew he was under arrest for a felony.”
State v. Sanchez, 701 P.2d 571 (Ariz. 1985). “A.R.S. § 13-2502. At the time of this incident, respondent was on probation from a prior conviction for aggravated robbery.”
State v. Cole, 838 P.2d 1351 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). “" Former A.R.S. § 13-2502(A) (emphasis added).”
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