Any person who willfully gains unauthorized entry into any state penal institution, jail, any place where prisoners are located, or the penal institution grounds, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 84, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 196, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 110, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 196 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.