FL S1286

Expands the definition of contraband in state correctional institutions, county detention facilities, juvenile detention facilities, and Department of Children and Families/Agency for Persons with Disabilities forensic facilities to include marijuana, hemp, industrial hemp, and vapor-generating electronic devices (e-cigarettes/vapes)

Adds cellular telephones and portable communication devices to the list of contraband for DCF/APD forensic facilities and juvenile detention facilities, unless approved by facility administrators

Introduces vapor-generating electronic devices into facilities as a first-degree misdemeanor; controlled substances, marijuana, hemp, and firearms remain third-degree felonies

Ranks the offense of introducing specified contraband into DCF facilities at Level 4 on the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart

Effective date of October 1, 2020