52-5-128. Detention of youth who violates conditional release or escapes from facility or program. (1) A juvenile probation officer may detain a youth who allegedly has violated the terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement. A law enforcement officer of the state or a county or a city shall detain a youth who has allegedly violated the terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement upon receipt of a warrant to detain the youth.

(2) The department of corrections may detain a youth who has escaped from a state youth correctional facility or program operated by or under contract with the department. A law enforcement officer of the state or a county or a city shall detain a youth upon notice in writing to the officer by the department that the youth has escaped from a state youth correctional facility or program operated by or under contract with the department.