Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-213
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Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties
Official statutory text
(a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall:
(i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or
(ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or correctional facility.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection
(a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Contraband" means:
(A) Cellular telephone or other unauthorized electronic communications device;
(B) Cigarette or other tobacco product;
(C) Money;
(D) Any tool or other item that may be used to facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or correctional facility; or
(E) Any other item that the person confined in the official custody of a penal institution or correctional facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or possessing.
(ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility" means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102.
(i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or
(ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or correctional facility.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection
(a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Contraband" means:
(A) Cellular telephone or other unauthorized electronic communications device;
(B) Cigarette or other tobacco product;
(C) Money;
(D) Any tool or other item that may be used to facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or correctional facility; or
(E) Any other item that the person confined in the official custody of a penal institution or correctional facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or possessing.
(ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility" means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102.
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