Chapter
146
2008 -- H 7760 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/01/08
A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL
OFFENSES - JAILS AND PRISONS
Introduced By: Representative William J. McManus
Date Introduced: February
26, 2008
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 11-25-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-25 entitled "Jails
and
Prisons"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
11-25-14.
Conveyance of unauthorized articles to or from institutions. – (a) Every
person
who shall convey or cause to be conveyed into the adult correctional
institutions any
article
without first obtaining the consent of the director of corrections, or who
shall convey from
the
institutions any article without the consent of the director of corrections,
shall be punished,
upon
conviction, by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of
not more than
five
thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(b)
Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed to any prisoner any
drugs,
tobacco
or any article that could be used as a weapon, without first obtaining the
consent of the
director
of corrections, may be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not more
than ten
(10)
years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(c)
For the purposes of subsection (b), “prisoner” includes all persons committed
to the
adult
correctional institution, in the custody of the warden, in the custody of any
other officer
while
outside the confines of the custodial unit, in the custody of the state
director of mental
health,
retardation and hospitals pursuant to section 40.1-5.3-1, regardless of whether
that
prisoner
is held upon conviction or upon any criminal charge. “Prisoner” shall not
include
persons
on home confinement.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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