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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="9-410" title_number="9" title_name="Crimes Against Public Administration" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Harboring, Escape, and Contraband">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Alcoholic beverage” means beer, wine, or distilled spirits.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Contraband” means any item, material, substance, or other thing that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is not authorized for incarcerated individual possession by the managing official; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is brought into the correctional facility in a manner prohibited by the managing official.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Managing official” means the administrator, director, warden, superintendent, sheriff, or other individual responsible for the management of a place of confinement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Place of confinement” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a correctional facility;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a facility of the Maryland Department of Health;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a detention center for juveniles;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a place identified in a juvenile community detention order; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>any other facility in which a person is confined under color of law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Place of confinement” does not include a place identified in a home detention order or agreement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Telecommunication device” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a device that is able to transmit telephonic, electronic, digital, cellular, or radio communications; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a part of a device that is able to transmit telephonic, electronic, digital, cellular, or radio communications, regardless of whether the part itself is able to transmit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Telecommunication device” includes a cellular telephone, digital telephone, picture telephone, and modem equipped device.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Weapon” means a gun, knife, club, explosive, or other article that can be used to kill or inflict bodily injury.</text>
  </level>
</section>
