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Subdivision 1.Contraband; bringing into correctional facility; felony.
Any person who brings, sends, or in any manner causes to be introduced into any state correctional facility or state hospital, or within or upon the grounds belonging to or land or controlled by any such facility or hospital, or is found in possession of any controlled substance as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 4, or any firearms, weapons or explosives of any kind, without the consent of the chief executive officer thereof, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years. Any person who brings, sends, or in any manner causes to be introduced into any state correctional facility or within or upon the grounds belonging to or land controlled by the facility, or is found in the possession of any intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or malt beverage of any kind without the consent of the chief executive officer thereof, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to physicians carrying drugs or introducing any of the above described liquors into such facilities for use in the practice of their profession; nor to sheriffs or other peace officers carrying revolvers or firearms as such officers in the discharge of duties.
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Subd. 2.Search for contraband.
The chief executive officer of any state correctional facility may, under rules prescribed by the commissioner of corrections, provide for the search of all persons admitted into the facility or upon the grounds thereof. The head of any state hospital may, under rules prescribed by the Direct Care and Treatment executive board, provide for the search of all persons admitted into the hospital or upon the grounds thereof. Any contraband as described in subdivision 1 is subject to confiscation by the chief executive officer of a facility or the head of a hospital.
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Subd. 3.State hospital or hospital; definition.
As used in this section, "state hospital" or "hospital" means any state-operated facility or hospital under the authority of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board for (a) persons with mental illness, developmental disability, or substance use disorder, (b) sex offenders, (c) persons with a sexual psychopathic personality, or (d) sexually dangerous person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case:
In Re Welfare of C.R.M., 611 N.W.2d 802 (Minn. 2000).
In Re Welfare of C.R.M., 611 N.W.2d 802 (Minn. 2000).
· cites it 4× “Strong, we held that Minn.Stat. § 243.55 (1978 & Supp.1979), which provided "[a]ny person who brings * * * into any state correctional facility * * * any firearms, weapons or explosives of any kind * * * shall be guilty of a felony" required the state to show that the defendant…”
State v. Pietraszewski, 283 N.W.2d 887 (Minn. 1979).
· cites it 3× “In the instant case we hold that the Minnesota Security Hospital is a state institution within the meaning of § 243.55. 3. Defendant’s argument that the June 4 search of his cell violated the Fourth Amendment because it was conducted without a search warrant or probable cause is…”
State v. Strong, 294 N.W.2d 319 (Minn. 1980).
· cites it 4× “This is a pretrial criminal appeal in a prosecution of defendant in district court for wilfully and intentionally taking contraband with him into the state prison in Still-water in violation of Minn.Stat. § 243.55 (Supp.1979). 1 The district court has denied the state’s motion…”
State v. Hall, 315 N.W.2d 223 (Minn. 1982).
· cites it 2× “Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of introducing contraband into prison, Minn.Stat. § 243.55 (1978). The trial court stayed imposition of sentence and placed defendant on five years probation, with 45 days in jail under the Huber law.”
State v. Arkell, 672 N.W.2d 564 (Minn. 2003).
“1980), we held that Minn.Stat. 243.55 (1978 Supp.1979), which provided “[a]ny person who brings * * * into any state correctional facility * * * any firearms, weapons or explosives of any kind * * * shall be guilty of a felony,” required the state to show that the defendant had…”
State of Minnesota v. Raymond Allen Torgerson (Minn. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 12× “In Strong, the state’s complaint charged the defendant with “willfully and intentionally taking contraband with him into the state prison” in violation of Minn. Stat. § 243.55 (Supp. 1979). 294 N.”
State v. Hall, 292 N.W.2d 749 (Minn. 1980).
· cites it 2× “, from an order of the district court which suppressed evidence on the ground that defendant’s arrest was not based on probable cause and dismissed a prosecution of defendant for introducing contraband into prison, Minn. Stat. § 243.55 (1978). We reverse and remand for further…”
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