45-7-307. Transferring illegal articles or unauthorized communication. (1) (a) A person commits the offense of transferring illegal articles if he knowingly or purposely transfers any illegal article or thing to a person subject to official detention or is transferred any illegal article or thing by a person subject to official detention.
     (b) A person convicted of transferring illegal articles shall be:
     (i) imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years, if he conveys a weapon to a person subject to official detention;
     (ii) imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, if he conveys a dangerous drug, as defined in 50-32-101, to a person subject to official detention; or
     (iii) fined not to exceed $100 or imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 10 days, or both, if he conveys any other illegal article or thing to a person subject to official detention.
     (c) Subsection (1)(b)(iii) does not apply unless the offender knew or was given sufficient notice so that he reasonably should have known that the article or thing he conveyed was an illegal article.
     (2) (a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized communication if he knowingly or purposely communicates with a person subject to official detention without the consent of the person in charge of such official detention.
     (b) A person convicted of the offense of unauthorized communication shall be fined not to exceed $100 or imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 10 days, or both.

     History: En. by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, ; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1987.