Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 757 — Trafficking in prison contraband
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 31: Offenses Against Public Administration, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 757
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of trafficking in prison contraband if:
A. That person intentionally conveys or attempts to convey contraband to any person in official custody; or
B. Being a person in official custody, the person intentionally makes, obtains or possesses contraband.
2. As used in this section, "official custody" has the same meaning as in section 755. As used in this section, "contraband" means a dangerous weapon, any tool or other item that may be used to facilitate a violation of section 755 or anything that a person confined in official custody is prohibited by statute from making, possessing or trafficking in or a scheduled drug as defined in section 1101, subsection 11, unless the drug was validly prescribed to the person in official custody and was approved for use by the person pursuant to the procedures of the custodial agency.
3. Except as provided in subsection 4, trafficking in prison contraband is a Class C crime.
4. If the prison contraband under subsection 1, paragraph B is electronic contraband that is not intended to be used to commit a separate crime, trafficking in prison contraband is a Class D crime. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic contraband" means a mobile telephone or other handheld electronic communication device not authorized or issued by the custodial authority.
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