520.050 Promoting contraband in the first degree. (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. Effective : July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 15, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 24, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 173, effective January 1, 1975.
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