Bill Title: Offenses committed by incarcerated individuals. Provides that the knowing or intentional possession of: (1) a cellular telephone; (2) storage media; (3) a subscriber identity module or SIM card; or (4) any other cellular or wireless communications device; while incarcerated in a jail or state penal facility is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense may be committed to the department of correction for an executed sentence if the person was serving a prior, unrelated sentence at the department of correction when the misdemeanor was committed. Provides that a person convicted of a Level 6

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-02-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [SB0405 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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