520.010 Definitions for chapter.
The following definitions apply in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: <br>(1) "Contraband" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention
facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, departmental <br>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 <br>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 <br>to, dangerous instruments as defined in KRS 500.080, any controlled substances, <br>any quantity of an alcoholic beverage, and any quantity of marijuana, and saws, <br>files, and similar metal cutting instruments;
(4) "Detention facility" means any building and its premises used for the confinement
of a person: <br>(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense; <br>(b) Alleged or found to be delinquent; <br>(c) Held for extradition or as a material witness; or <br>(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 <br>or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a <br>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 <br>other detail, whether under guard or not, under the custody and control of the <br>Department of Corrections.
Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: 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 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 297, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 410, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 169, effective January 1, 1975.
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