3-14/050.00 - Contraband

Contraband includes but is not limited to: money, tobacco products, liquor, pocket knives, lighters, ball point pens, pencils over 2" in length, metal combs, medicines (whether prescription or non-prescription), hair spray, paper clips, keys, belt buckles, necklaces and all edibles including chewing gum.

All illegal contraband, narcotics or drugs, found on a defendant shall be handled in the following manner:

•  Immediately take possession and secure the contraband.
•  Notify the branch supervisor.
•  Write a Complaint Report (SH-R-49) relating the circumstances under which the contraband was discovered.