§ 16-100. Municipal jail facility; contraband articles.  


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  • It shall be unlawful, except through regular channels as duly authorized by the jail commander or his designee in charge, to introduce into or possess upon the grounds of the Fort Lauderdale Municipal Jail facility or to give to or receive from any inmate of said facility wherever said inmate is located at the time or to take or to attempt to take or send therefrom any of the following articles which are hereby declared to be contraband for the purposes of this section, to wit: any written or recorded communication; any currency or coin; any article of food or clothing; any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or may cause an intoxicating effect; any narcotic, hypnotic, or excitative drug or drug of any kind or nature, including nasal inhalators, sleeping pills, barbiturates, and controlled substances as defined in Section 893.02(4) of the Florida Statutes; any firearm or any instrumentality customarily used or which is intended to be used as a dangerous weapon; and any instrumentality of any nature that may be or is intended to be used as an aid in effecting or attempting to effect an escape from the Fort Lauderdale Municipal Jail facility.

(Ord. No. C-89-53, § 1, 7-6-89)