Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
R 385
Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter XV : Offences117. Escaping and Absconding |
Any person who-
| a) | escapes from custody; |
| b) | conspires with any person to procure his or her own escape or that of another inmate or who assists or incites any inmate to escape from custody; |
| c) | is in possession of any document or article with intent to procure his or her own escape or that of another inmate; |
| d) | in any manner collaborates with a correctional or custody official or any other person, whether under the supervision of such correctional or custody official or person or not, to leave the correctional centre without lawful authority or under false pretences; or |
| e) | is subject to community corrections and where he or she absconds and thereby avoids being monitored, |
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to incarceration for a period not exceeding ten years or to incarceration without the option of a fine or both.
