SF0007

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0121 Bill No.: SF0007 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0121 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0033 Chapter No.: 66 Prime Sponsor: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee Catch Title: Protection order amendments. Has Report: No Subject: Amending procedures and requirements for domestic-violence and sexual-assault protection orders. Summary/Major Elements: This act makes various amendments to the laws governing sexual-assault and domestic-violence protection orders. This act: Provides that jurisdiction for protection orders is available in the county where an act of stalking, sexual assault, or domestic violence occurred. Authorizes the appointment of the district attorney or county attorney for a victim who is under age twenty‑one (21) (instead of any indigent petitioner). Amends the process for serving and filing a protection order and for serving an extension to a protection order. For domestic-violence protection orders, the act expands who may file a petition for a protection order to include the victim, the district attorney (if the victim consents), and any person with legal authority to act on behalf of the victim if the victim is a minor, a vulnerable adult, or a person who, because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition. This act applies to all protection orders entered on and after July 1, 2025. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.