(A) No person shall knowingly convey, or attempt to convey, onto the grounds of a detention facility any tobacco and/or tobacco products.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any person who conveys or attempts to convey an item onto the grounds of a detention facility pursuant to the written authorization of the person in charge of the detention facility or the institution and in accordance with the written rules of the detention facility or the institution.
(C) No person shall knowingly deliver, or attempt to deliver, to any person who is confined in a detention facility any tobacco and/or tobacco products.
(D) Whoever violates division (A) of this section or commits a violation of division (C) of this section is guilty of illegal conveyance of tobacco and/or tobacco products onto the grounds of a detention facility, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(E) When a person is found guilty of this section, the court shall sentence the offender to all of the following:
(1) A mandatory minimum jail term of three days. If the court imposes a mandatory three-day jail term under this division, the court may impose a jail term in addition to that term, provided that in no case shall the cumulative jail term imposed for the offense exceed six months; and
(2) A fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000.
(F) The mandatory minimum jail days expenses required by conviction shall be covered by the detention facility. Any jail days over the mandatary minimum sentence shall be at city expense.
(Ord. 35-22, passed 5-9-2022)