§ 9-416. Contraband -- Controlled dangerous substance  


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  •    (a) Prohibited. -- A person may not:

       (1) deliver a controlled dangerous substance to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; or

       (2) possess a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement.

    (b) Prohibited -- Knowing possession or receipt by person detained or confined. -- A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive a controlled dangerous substance.

    (c) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or both.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 138(f); 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2007, ch. 535, § 2; ch. 536, § 2.