It is unlawful for a person in this State to furnish a prisoner in a local detention facility any alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs, including prescription medications and controlled substances that have not been issued legally to the prisoner. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-12; 1952 Code Section 55-12; 1950 (46) 2463; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 81, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.