Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13. Criminal Code § 13-2505. Promoting prison contraband; exceptions; x-radiation; body scans; classification

A. A person, not otherwise authorized by law, commits promoting prison contraband:

B. A person who has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation or attempted violation of this section shall immediately report the violation or attempted violation to the official in charge of the facility or to a peace officer.

C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section is prohibited from being employed by this state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions until the person's civil rights have been restored pursuant to chapter 9 of this title.  1

D. This section does not apply to any of the following:

E. The state department of corrections, a county jail or a city or town correctional facility may request a licensed practitioner as defined in § 32-2801 to order that x-radiation be performed on any inmate if there is reason to believe the inmate is in possession of any contraband.

F. The state department of corrections, a county jail or a city or town correctional facility, in compliance with generally accepted health and safety standards, may perform a body scan of an inmate by using low-dose ionizing radiation without an order from a licensed practitioner to prevent any contraband from entering into a correctional facility.

G. Promoting prison contraband if the contraband is a deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or explosive is a class 2 felony. Promoting prison contraband if the contraband is a dangerous drug, narcotic drug or marijuana is a class 2 felony. In all other cases promoting prison contraband is a class 5 felony. Failure to report a violation or attempted violation of this section is a class 5 felony.