§ 520.010

520.010 Definitions for chapter. The following definitions apply in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) 'Contraband' means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, departmental regulati on, or posted institutional rule or order; (2) 'Custody' means restraint by a public servant pursuant to a lawful arrest, detention, or an order of court for law enforcement purposes, but does not include supervision of probation or parole or constraint in cidental to release on bail; (3) 'Dangerous contraband' means contraband which is capable of use to endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or persons therein, including, but not limited to, dangerous instruments as defined in KRS 500.080; any controlled substances; any quantity of an alcoholic beverage; any quantity of marijuana; cell phones not authorized under KRS 441.111; drones, unmanned aircraft, or other remotely controlled vehicles, and any payload carried by those vehicles; and saws , files, and similar metal cutting instruments; (4) 'Detention facility' means any building and its premises used for the confinement of a

ehicles, and any payload carried by those vehicles; and saws , files, and similar metal cutting instruments; (4) 'Detention facility' means any building and its premises used for the confinement of a person: (a) Charged with or convicted of an offense; (b) Alleged or found to be delinquent; (c) Held for extradition or as a material witness; or (d) Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of court for law enforcement purposes; (5) 'Escape' means departure from custody or the detention facility in which a person is held or detained when the departure is unpermitted, or failure to return to custody or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a limited period; and (6) As used in this section and KRS 520.015, 'penitentiary' includes any facility operated by the Department of Corrections an d the confines of any work detail or other detail, whether under guard or not, under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 2, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec.

fective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 2, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2014. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 170, effective July 1 5, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 133, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 1, e ffective July 15, 1982; and ch. 410, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 169, effective January 1, 1975.