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Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.263 (2026)

Prohibited acts; alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

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ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, AND WEAPONS


Act 7 of 1981


801.263 Prohibited acts; alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

Sec. 3.

    (1) Except as provided in section 4, a person shall not bring into a jail, a building appurtenant to a jail, or the grounds used for jail purposes; sell or furnish to a prisoner; or dispose of in a manner that allows a prisoner access to an alcoholic liquor or controlled substance, any alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

    (2) Except as provided in section 4, a prisoner shall not possess or have under his or her control any alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

History: 1981, Act 7, Eff. June 1, 1981

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: People v. Williams, 811 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011).
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People v. Williams, 811 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “As a result, defendant was charged with and convicted of being a prisoner in possession of a controlled substance, MCL 801.263(2), and delivery of marijuana, MCL 333.”
Hinds v. Dep't of Corr., 337 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “1621; MCL 801.263; MSA 28.1775(3); People v Robert Lewis (On Remand), 97 Mich App 650 ; 296 NW2d 62 (1980).”
People of Michigan v. Christopher Lehman Tadgerson (Mich. 2025). · cites it 8× “Indeed, it is for this reason that MCL 801.263 (relating to prisoners possessing contraband in jails) is not considered a strict-liability offense even though its elements are nearly identical to MCL 800.”
People of Michigan v. Lavelle Huntly Manning (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Defendant was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine or another narcotic, and one count of furnishing contraband to prisoners in jail, MCL 801.263(1). A habitual offender second offense…”
People of Michigan v. Mark Nolan (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Following a confidential informant’s (CI) two controlled purchases of suspected controlled substances from defendant; the police executed a warrant and searched the apartment where defendant was living, seizing a package of heroin.”
People of Michigan v. Angel Sue Potter (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Defendant filed a delayed application for leave to appeal, which this Court granted, contending that the trial court abused its discretion in departing from defendant’s minimum sentencing guidelines range.”
People of Michigan v. Joshua David Goetteman (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “7401(2)(b)(i), and prisoner in possession of contraband, MCL 801.263(2). The prosecution dropped the prisoner in possession of contraband charge at the start of the bench trial.”
People of Michigan v. Roderick Demond Gill (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “7406; and (g) one count of bringing a controlled substance into a jail facility, MCL 801.263(1). The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 93 days in jail for the operating a motor vehicle while license suspended, revoked, or denied conviction.”
People of Michigan v. Jeffrey Allen Patton (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “The trial court sentenced defendant to 42 months to 14 years’ imprisonment on the delivery of a controlled substance conviction, and to concurrent terms of 80 days for both of his convictions for furnishing contraband to a prisoner.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.263(1) — 4 cases
People of Michigan v. Lavelle Huntly Manning (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Defendant was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine or another narcotic, and one count of furnishing contraband to prisoners in jail, MCL 801.263(1). A habitual offender second offense…”
People of Michigan v. Mark Nolan (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Following a confidential informant’s (CI) two controlled purchases of suspected controlled substances from defendant; the police executed a warrant and searched the apartment where defendant was living, seizing a package of heroin.”
People of Michigan v. Roderick Demond Gill (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “7406; and (g) one count of bringing a controlled substance into a jail facility, MCL 801.263(1). The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 93 days in jail for the operating a motor vehicle while license suspended, revoked, or denied conviction.”
People of Michigan v. Jeffrey Allen Patton (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “The trial court sentenced defendant to 42 months to 14 years’ imprisonment on the delivery of a controlled substance conviction, and to concurrent terms of 80 days for both of his convictions for furnishing contraband to a prisoner.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.263(2) — 3 cases
People v. Williams, 811 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “As a result, defendant was charged with and convicted of being a prisoner in possession of a controlled substance, MCL 801.263(2), and delivery of marijuana, MCL 333.”
People of Michigan v. Angel Sue Potter (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Defendant filed a delayed application for leave to appeal, which this Court granted, contending that the trial court abused its discretion in departing from defendant’s minimum sentencing guidelines range.”
People of Michigan v. Joshua David Goetteman (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “7401(2)(b)(i), and prisoner in possession of contraband, MCL 801.263(2). The prosecution dropped the prisoner in possession of contraband charge at the start of the bench trial.”
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