(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1901 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful creation, installation, or attachment of a contraband compartment if the actor facilitates the storage, concealment, or transportation of contraband by: (a) designing, constructing, building, altering, or fabricating a compartment for a vehicle; (b) installing or creating a compartment in a vehicle; or (c) attaching a compartment to a vehicle. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony. (4) The trier of fact may infer that an actor intends to store, conceal, or transport contraband if: (a) the actor possesses, uses, or controls a vehicle that has a compartment; and (b) the compartment contains: (i) contraband; or (ii) evidence of prior storage, concealment, or transportation of contraband.
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