(1) An alcoholic liquor or controlled substance may be brought into a jail or a building appurtenant to a jail, or onto the grounds used for jail purposes; furnished to a prisoner or employee of the jail; and possessed by the prisoner or employee, if a licensed physician certifies in writing that the alcoholic liquor or controlled substance is necessary for the health of the prisoner or employee. The certificate shall contain and specify the quantity of the alcoholic liquor or controlled substance that is to be furnished the prisoner or employee; the name of the prisoner or employee; the time when the alcoholic liquor or controlled substance is to be furnished; and the reason needed. The licensed physician or his or her agent shall deliver the certificate to the chief administrator for his or her approval before furnishing a prisoner or employee of the jail any alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.
  (2) Not more than 2 ounces of wine for the use of the clergy, and in addition, 1 ounce of wine for each person receiving communion may be brought into a jail or a building appurtenant to a jail or onto the grounds used for jail purposes by a person of the clergy of any religious denomination for clergy purposes.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 801.264

  • Alcoholic liquor: means any spiritous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquid, or compound whether or not medicated, containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume and which is or readily can be made suitable as a beverage. See Michigan Laws 801.261
  • Controlled substance: means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules 1 to 5 of part 72 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 801.261
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Jail: means a municipal or county jail, work-camp, lockup, holding center, half-way house, community corrections center, house of correction, or any other facility maintained by a municipality or county which houses prisoners. See Michigan Laws 801.261
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Prisoner: means a person incarcerated in a jail or a person committed to a jail for incarceration who is a participant in a work release or vocational or educational study release program. See Michigan Laws 801.261
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