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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
regulation, 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 incidental 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, and any
quantity of marijuana, cell phones, 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 and 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:July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2014. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 170, effective July 15, 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,
effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 410, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 169, effective January 1, 1975.
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