520.010 Definitions for chapter.

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The following definitions apply in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Contraband" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention

facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, departmental

regulation, or posted institutional rule or order;

(2)"Custody" means restraint by a public servant pursuant to a lawful arrest, detention,

or an order of court for law enforcement purposes, but does not include supervision

of probation or parole or constraint incidental to release on bail;

(3)"Dangerous contraband" means contraband which is capable of use to endanger the

safety or security of a detention facility or persons therein, including, but not limited

to, dangerous instruments as defined in KRS 500.080; any controlled substances;

any quantity of an alcoholic beverage; any quantity of marijuana; cell phones not

authorized under KRS 441.111; drones, unmanned aircraft, or other remotely

controlled vehicles, and any payload carried by those vehicles; and saws, files, and

similar metal cutting instruments;

(4)"Detention facility" means any building and its premises used for the confinement

of a person:

(a)Charged with or convicted of an offense;

(b)Alleged or found to be delinquent;

(c)Held for extradition or as a material witness; or

(d)Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of court for law enforcement

purposes;

(5)"Escape" means departure from custody or the detention facility in which a person

is held or detained when the departure is unpermitted, or failure to return to custody

or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a

limited period; and

(6)As used in this section and KRS 520.015, "penitentiary" includes any facility

operated by the Department of Corrections and the confines of any work detail or

other detail, whether under guard or not, under the custody and control of the

Department of Corrections.