SB 647

Under current law, a person may not deliver or possess with the intent to deliver

an item to an inmate if the delivery violates the rules or regulations of the jail or

prison and is done without the permission of the jailer or warden. In addition, a

person may not receive from an inmate an item that is intended to be conveyed out

of the jail or prison if the action violates the rules or regulations and is done without

the permission of the jailer or warden. A person who violates one of these

prohibitions is guilty of a Class I felony.

Under this bill, an inmate may not receive or be in possession of an item that

was delivered to him or her if the delivery violates the rules of regulations of the jail

or prison and is done without the permission of the jailer or warden. In addition, an

inmate may not provide to a person an item that is intended to be conveyed out of the

jail or prison if the action violates the rules or regulations and is done without the

permission of the jailer or warden. An inmate who violates one of these prohibitions

is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.