{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-213","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-213","heading":"Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties.","body":"(a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall:\n(i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or\n(ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or correctional facility.\n(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.\n(c) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Contraband\" means:\n(A) Cellular telephone or other unauthorized electronic communications device;\n(B) Cigarette or other tobacco product;\n(C) Money;\n(D) Any tool or other item that may be used to facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or correctional facility; or\n(E) Any other item that the person confined in the official custody of a penal institution or correctional facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or possessing.\n(ii) \"Penal institution or correctional facility\" means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 2 - HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"1bb640ae736b1b632f94c27a9a8d64af7bc87ae73df9fae061b71ca41fa1438c","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-212","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}