Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 11.56.390 (2026)

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Sec. 11.56.390. Definition.
Article 4. Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings.
In AS 11.56.300 — 11.56.390, “contraband” means any article or thing which persons confined in a correctional facility are prohibited by law from obtaining, making, or possessing in that correctional facility.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Lampkin v. State, 141 P.3d 362 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006).
Lampkin v. State, 141 P.3d 362 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “380(a), the State must prove that the defendant knew that the article they possessed was “contraband” — that is, knew it was an article that was barred by law from a correctional facility.”
Alex Trenton Beltz v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Lesli Renee Richardson, 551 P.3d 583 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “20 AS 11.56.390. – 28 – 2780 are not of a readily illicit nature but which are often possessed during processing into a detention facility.”
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