{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-520.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 520.010","heading":"Definitions for chapter.","body":"The following definitions apply in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Contraband\" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention\nfacility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, departmental\nregulation, or posted institutional rule or order;\n(2) \"Custody\" means restraint by a public servant pursuant to a lawful arrest, detention,\nor an order of court for law enforcement purposes, but does not include supervision\nof probation or parole or constraint incidental to release on bail;\n(3) \"Dangerous contraband\" means contraband which is capable of use to endanger the\nsafety or security of a detention facility or persons therein, including, but not limited\nto, dangerous instruments as defined in KRS 500.080; any controlled substances;\nany quantity of an alcoholic beverage; any quantity of marijuana; cell phones not\nauthorized under KRS 441.111; drones, unmanned aircraft, or other remotely\ncontrolled vehicles, and any payload carried by those vehicles; and saws , files, and\nsimilar metal cutting instruments;\n(4) \"Detention facility\" means any building and its premises used for the confinement\nof a person:\n(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense;\n(b) Alleged or found to be delinquent;\n(c) Held for extradition or as a material witness; or\n(d) Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of court for law enforcement\npurposes;\n(5) \"Escape\" means departure from custody or the detention facility in which a person\nis held or detained when the departure is unpermitted, or failure to return to custody\nor detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a\nlimited period; and\n(6) As used in this section and KRS 520.015, \"penitentiary\" includes any facility\noperated by the Department of Corrections an d the confines of any work detail or\nother detail, whether under guard or not, under the custody and control of the\nDepartment of Corrections.","path":["KRS Chapter 520"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48747","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"ce086d671fb0ebe6a8056bc67c32fb89a29aeff0a513f91a0f3f44a1e97c0833","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-519.084","next":"us-ky/krs-520.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}