(1) A person is guilty of promoting contraband in the second degree when:
(a) He knowingly introduces contraband into a detention facility or a penitentiary;

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 520.060

  • Contraband: means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, departmental regulation, or posted institutional rule or order. See Kentucky Statutes 520.010
  • Detention facility: means any building and its premises used for the confinement of a person:
    (a) Charged with or convicted of an offense. See Kentucky Statutes 520.010

or
(b) Being a person confined in a detention facility or a penitentiary, he knowingly makes, obtains, or possesses contraband.
(2) Promoting contraband in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 25, effective July 13, 1990. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 174, effective January 1, 1975.