Prisons Act 2007

36

Prohibition of unauthorised possession or use of mobile telecommunications device by prisoner.

36.— (1) A prisoner who, without the permission of the governor of the prison, possesses or uses a mobile telecommunications device, or a person who supplies such a device to a prisoner without such permission, is guilty of an offence and liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

(2) Subsection (1) applies also to a prisoner while in custody outside the prison.

(3) In this section “mobile telecommunications device” includes a component of such a device.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E33

A fine of €5,000 translates into a class A fine, not greater than €5,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.

E34

Offences under section included in schedule to Bail Act 1997 (16/1997) (25.08.2009) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(iv), S.I. No. 330 of 2009.