Maine § 17-A §757 Trafficking in prison contraband

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §757 — Trafficking in prison contraband

Maine § 17-A §757

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 31OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §757 (2026).

Text

1.A person is guilty of trafficking in prison contraband if:

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 el

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1.
A person is guilty of trafficking in prison contraband if:
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.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §85 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §65 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 706, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 608, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 464, §17 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 266, §7 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 355, §§1, 2 (AMD).