Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-213 (2026)

Taking contraband into penal institutions or

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correctional facilities; definitions; penalties.

     (a)   Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person
shall:

          (i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey
contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or
correctional facility; or

          (ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband
if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or
correctional facility.

     (b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection
(a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

     (c)   As used in this section:

           (i)   "Contraband" means:

               (A) Cellular telephone or other unauthorized
electronic communications device;

                 (B)   Cigarette or other tobacco product;

                 (C)   Money;

               (D) Any tool or other item that may be used to
facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or
correctional facility; or

               (E) Any other item that the person confined in
the official custody of a penal institution or correctional
facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or
possessing.
          (ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility"
means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional
facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Farnsworth v. State, 405 P.3d 1067 (Wyo. 2017).
Farnsworth v. State, 405 P.3d 1067 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 15× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-213 (LexisNexis 2017).”
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