§ 5902. Contraband prohibited
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: December 24, 2018
Effective: December 24, 2018
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5902
§ 5902. Contraband prohibited
(2) be brought into a correctional institution or any building appurtenant thereto, or on to the land granted to or owned or leased by the Commonwealth for the use of and benefit of inmates, without a written permit signed by the physician of the correctional institution specifying the quantity and quality of the liquor or narcotic which may be furnished to the inmate or employee in the prison and the name of the inmate or employee for whom and the time when the liquor or narcotic may be furnished, except the ordinary hospital supply of the prisons.
(c) No secured storage.--No spirituous or fermented liquor, drug, medicine, poison, opium, morphine or any other kind or character of narcotic shall be sold, given away or furnished, either directly or indirectly, to an inmate, either in or anywhere outside of the correctional institution, or be disposed of in such manner or in such a place that it may be secured by an inmate or employee of the prison.
(i) An employee of the Commonwealth employed at or assigned to a State correctional institution may carry or store one lawfully owned and transported firearm and ammunition in a vehicle located at a specified location outside of the State correctional institution upon providing advance written notice to the chief administrator of the State correctional institution.
“Firearm.” A pistol or revolver with a barrel length less than eight inches as determined by measuring from the muzzle of the barrel to the face of the closed action or cylinder, whichever is applicable.
“Prohibited ammunition.” A bullet or projectile which, if fired from a firearm as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6102 (relating to definitions) under the test procedure of the National Institute of Justice for the Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor published July 2008, is determined to be capable of penetrating bullet-resistant apparel or body armor meeting the requirements of Type IIIA of Standard NIJ Standard-0101.06 as formulated by the United States Department of Justice.
Credits
2009, Aug. 11, P.L. 147, No. 33, § 7, effective in 60 days [Oct. 13, 2009]. Amended 2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 749, No. 123, § 2, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2018].
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5902, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5902
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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