Maine Revised Statutes

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

Trafficking in prison contraband

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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 [PL 1989, c. 706, §2 (AMD).]

B. Being a person in official custody, the person intentionally makes, obtains or possesses contraband. [PL 2013, c. 266, §7 (AMD).]

[PL 2013, c. 266, §7 (AMD).]

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.

[PL 2011, c. 464, §17 (AMD).]

3. Except as provided in subsection 4, trafficking in prison contraband is a Class C crime.

[PL 2025, c. 355, §1 (AMD).]

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.

[PL 2025, c. 355, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION 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).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 15 cases, 1978–2020 · leading case: State of Maine v. Philip Fleming, 2020 ME 120 (Me. 2020).

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State of Maine v. Philip Fleming, 2020 ME 120 (Me. 2020). · cites it 6× “” 17-A M.R.S. § 757. “The interpretation of a statute is a legal issue we review de novo.”

State v. Bishop, 392 A.2d 20 (Me. 1978). · cites it 4× “Defendant Charles Bishop, an inmate at Maine State Prison, appeals from his conviction for trafficking in prison contraband in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757 (Supp. 1978). 1 We deny the appeal.”

State v. Borbon, 706 P.2d 718 (Ariz. 1985). · cites it 2× “…may result in six to thirty years in Arkansas (Ark.Stat.Ann. §§ 41-703, -901, -2102), two to twenty years in Alabama (Ala. Code §§ 13A-4-2, 13A-5-6, 13A-8-41), twenty-five years in Iowa ( Iowa Code §§ 711.2 , 813.1, 902.9), two and one-half to twenty-two and one-half years…”

State v. Nason, 433 A.2d 424 (Me. 1981). · cites it 7× “Defendant Michael Nason appeals from a judgment of conviction for trafficking in prison contraband, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757 (Supp.1980), 1 entered by the Superior Court after a jury trial.”

State v. Mooney, 2012 ME 69 (Me. 2012). · cites it 2× “) following a jury trial at which the jury found Mooney guilty of trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2011). 1 Mooney argues that the court erred by (1) allowing a corrections officer to testify about details of the incident giving rise to…”

State v. Lewis, 401 A.2d 645 (Me. 1979). · cites it 3× “In pertinent part 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757 states: 1. A person is guilty of trafficking in prison contraband if: B.”

State v. Bonney, 427 A.2d 467 (Me. 1981). · cites it 4× “In pertinent part, the statute under which Robert Bonney was convicted, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757, reads as follows: 1.”

State v. Cooper, 153 A.3d 759 (Me. 2017). “§ 1107-A(1)(B)(4); and trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2016). He moved to suppress evidence of the drugs on the grounds that (1) the first search warrant for his person and car was not supported by probable cause, (2) he was subjected to an…”

LaQuinn D. Evans v. State of Maine, 2020 ME 36 (Me. 2020). “BACKGROUND [¶2] On August 4, 2017, Evans was charged by complaint with one count of trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2018). Evans accepted the State’s plea offer, waived indictment, and pleaded guilty.”

State v. Thibodeau, 520 A.2d 708 (Me. 1987). · cites it 4× “Defendant was indicted for trafficking in prison contraband (marijuana) in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757 (1983). Following the denial of the motion to dismiss, defendant entered a conditional guilty plea pursuant to M.”

State v. Babbitt, 658 A.2d 651 (Me. 1995). “By criminal docket number 91-1799, Babbitt was charged with one count of trafficking in prison contraband on July 20,1991 in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757 (1983 & Supp.1994). Babbitt entered guilty pleas to all of the charged offenses.”

State v. Chasse, 797 A.2d 1262 (Me. 2002). “The other counts included trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757(1)(B) (1983 & Supp.2001); three counts of burglary (Class B), id.”

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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 757(1)(B) — 8 cases

State of Maine v. Philip Fleming, 2020 ME 120 (Me. 2020). “” 17-A M.R.S. § 757. “The interpretation of a statute is a legal issue we review de novo.”

State v. Mooney, 2012 ME 69 (Me. 2012). “) following a jury trial at which the jury found Mooney guilty of trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2011). 1 Mooney argues that the court erred by (1) allowing a corrections officer to testify about details of the incident giving rise to…”

State v. Cooper, 153 A.3d 759 (Me. 2017). “§ 1107-A(1)(B)(4); and trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2016). He moved to suppress evidence of the drugs on the grounds that (1) the first search warrant for his person and car was not supported by probable cause, (2) he was subjected to an…”

LaQuinn D. Evans v. State of Maine, 2020 ME 36 (Me. 2020). “BACKGROUND [¶2] On August 4, 2017, Evans was charged by complaint with one count of trafficking in prison contraband (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 757(1)(B) (2018). Evans accepted the State’s plea offer, waived indictment, and pleaded guilty.”

State v. Bonney, 427 A.2d 467 (Me. 1981). “In pertinent part, the statute under which Robert Bonney was convicted, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757, reads as follows: 1.”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 757(2) — 2 cases

State of Maine v. Philip Fleming, 2020 ME 120 (Me. 2020). “” 17-A M.R.S. § 757. “The interpretation of a statute is a legal issue we review de novo.”

State v. Bonney, 427 A.2d 467 (Me. 1981). “In pertinent part, the statute under which Robert Bonney was convicted, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757, reads as follows: 1.”

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