On

ART. 126: DELAYING RELEASE

ELEMENTS:
1. That the offender is a public officer or employee;
2. That there is a judicial or executive order for the release of a prisoner
   or detention prisoner, or that there is a proceeding upon a petition for
   the liberation of such person; and
3. That the offender without good reason delays:
     a. the service of the notice of such order to the prisoner, or
     b. the performance of such judicial or executive order for the release
        of the prisoner, or
     c. the proceedings upon a petition for the release of such person.

NOTE:

Wardens and jailers are the persons most likely to violate this provision.