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HB0168 • 2005

Protective orders-duration.

AN ACT relating to domestic violence protection; removing the three month limit on protective orders; authorizing the circuit court or district court to specify the duration of protective orders; requiring that protective orders state the duration of the order; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Olsen
Last action
2005-02-17
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0168HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2005-02-17 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  3. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  4. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2005-02-09 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2005-02-08 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2005-02-07 House

    H Passed CoW

  8. 2005-02-07 House

    Amendment Adopted

  9. 2005-02-07 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  10. 2005-01-31 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2005-01-31 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  12. 2005-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  13. 2005-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2005-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0424.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0168

Protective orders-duration.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Olsen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to domestic violence protection; removing the three month limit on protective orders; authorizing the circuit court or district court to specify the duration of protective orders; requiring that protective orders state the duration of the order; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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105 by creating a new subsection (k) and 35
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106(b) are amended to read:

35
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105.

Order of protection; contents; remedies; order not to affect title to property; conditions.

(k)

The order shall specifically state the period of time for which it is effective, as determined pursuant to W.S. 35
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106(b).

35
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106.

Service of order; duration and extension of order; violation; remedies not exclusive.

(b)

An order of protection granted by the court shall be effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed
three (3) months
one (1) year as determined by the court
. The order may be extended
repetitively
once
for good cause upon motion of the petitioner for
an
additional
periods
period
of time not to exceed
three (3) months each
one (1) year as determined by the court
. The filing of an action for divorce shall not supersede an order of protection granted under this act.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

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