A bill for an act relating to the possession of contraband in department of corrections facilities, and providing penalties.

HB 510 creates new criminal penalties for possessing "restricted or disruptive contraband" in Iowa's correctional facilities, including county jails and state prisons. It defines such contraband as items like tobacco, cell phones, money, or synthetic drugs (unless covered under other laws), which facilities prohibit for security reasons. Possessing this contraband is a class D felony (up to 5 years in prison), while failing to report it is an aggravated misdemeanor. The bill requires any sentence for this offense to be served consecutively to the inmate's existing sentence and authorizes facility X-rays to detect hidden contraband.