KRS 520.010: Definitions for chapter.

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 an d the confines of any work detail or

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

Department of Corrections.