Wyoming § 6-5-213 Taking contraband into penal institutions or
correctional facilities; definitions; penalties

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-5-213 — Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties

Wyoming § 6-5-213

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 5OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Art. 2HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-213 (2026).

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(a)Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall:

(i)Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or

(ii)Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or correctional facility.

(b)Any person who violates any provision of subsection

(a)of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

(c)As used in this section:

(i)"Contraband" means:

(A)Cellular telephone or other unauthorized electronic communications device;

(B)Cigarette or other tobacco product;

(C)Money;

(D)Any tool or other item that may be used to facili

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(a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person
shall:
(i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey
contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or
correctional facility; or
(ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband
if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or
correctional facility.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection
(a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Contraband" means:
(A) Cellular telephone or other unauthorized
electronic communications device;
(B) Cigarette or other tobacco product;
(C) Money;
(D) Any tool or other item that may be used to
facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or
correctional facility; or
(E) Any other item that the person confined in
the official custody of a penal institution or correctional
facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or
possessing.
(ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility"
means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional
facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102.