N.D. Cent. Code § 12-44.1-19
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12-44.1-19. Removal of inmate in emergency not an escape
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12-44.1-19. Removal of inmate in emergency not an escape
If a correctional facility or any adjoining building shall be on fire or another emergency
occurs, and the inmates may be exposed to danger, the correctional facility staff shall remove
the inmates to a place of safety, and there confine them as long as necessary to avoid the
danger. The removal and confinement shall not be deemed an escape of such inmates.
If a correctional facility or any adjoining building shall be on fire or another emergency
occurs, and the inmates may be exposed to danger, the correctional facility staff shall remove
the inmates to a place of safety, and there confine them as long as necessary to avoid the
danger. The removal and confinement shall not be deemed an escape of such inmates.
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