(a) A person commits the offense of aiding an unauthorized departure if, not being an inmate in a youth services program, a youth services facility, or the Arkansas State Hospital, he or she knowingly aids another person in making or attempting to make an unauthorized departure from a juvenile detention facility, a youth services program, or the Arkansas State Hospital.
(b)
(1) Aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the person aiding an unauthorized departure uses physical force or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon.
(2) Otherwise, aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class A misdemeanor.