Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 11-11-2-1 (2026)

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Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:

"Contraband" means property the possession of which is in violation of an Indiana or federal statute.

"Prohibited property" means property other than contraband that the department does not permit a confined person to possess. The term includes money in a confined person's account that was derived from fraud under IC 35-43-5-4(b)(6).

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.81-2008, SEC.2; P.L.174-2021, SEC.6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: John Newsome v. Robert E. Carter, Jr., Indiana Dep't of Corr., Officer Stephenson, & Indiana State Prison (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018).

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John Newsome v. Robert E. Carter, Jr., Indiana Dep't of Corr., Officer Stephenson, & Indiana State Prison (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “” Ind. Code § 11-11-2-1 . Prohibited property is “property other Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 18A-SC-275 | August 1, 2018 Page 4 of 5 than contraband that the department does not permit a confined person to possess.”

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