Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)

720 ILCS 5 § 31A-1.2: Unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee; unauthorized possessing of contraband in a penal institution by an employee; unauthorized delivery of contraband in a penal institution by an employee

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

An employee of a penal institution commits a felony by knowingly bringing, possessing, or delivering contraband into the institution or to inmates without authorization. Penalties vary by contraband type, ranging from Class 4 to Class 1 felony.

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