Section 9-415 - Contraband - Alcoholic beverage.
§ 9-415. Contraband - Alcoholic beverage.
(a) Scope of section.- This section does not apply to an alcoholic beverage delivered or possessed in a manner authorized by the managing official.
(b) Prohibited.- A person may not:
(1) deliver an alcoholic beverage to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; or
(2) possess an alcoholic beverage with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement.
(c) Prohibited - Knowing possession or receipt by person detained or confined.- A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive an alcoholic beverage.
(d) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 138(e); 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2007, ch. 535, § 2; ch. 536, § 2.]