KRS 520.050

Promoting contraband in the first degree

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Lovett v. Commonwealth (2003)

Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Kenley (March 2017)

Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of promoting contraband in the first degree when:

(a) He or she knowingly introduces dangerous contraband into a detention facility or a penitentiary; or (b) Being a person confined in a detention facility or a penitentiary, he or she knowingly makes, obtains, or possesses dangerous contraband.

(2) Promoting contraband in the first degree is a Class D felony, unless the dangerous contraband is fentanyl, carfentanil, or a fentanyl derivative, in which case it is a Class C felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.