HRS §353G-11

Escape from a residential treatment facility is a crime

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If you are placed in a residential treatment facility or program under this chapter, the law treats you as being in official detention. This means escaping can lead to criminal charges for escape under the state's criminal code.

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The statute, as written — Escape from residential treatment facility

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

A person placed into a residential treatment facility or program pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be subject to official detention for the purposes of a criminal prosecution for violation of section 710 - 1020 or 710 - 1021.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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