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HB0068 • 2006

Municipal officers' citation authority.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; authorizing cities and towns to appoint municipal officers who are not certified as peace officers; authorizing municipal officers to issue citations to persons as specified; conforming provisions; providing limitations; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Sectio

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Martin
Last action
2006-02-28
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2006-02-28 Senate

    S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2006-02-28 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  3. 2006-02-21 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  4. 2006-02-20 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2006-02-20 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2006-02-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2006-02-16 House

    H Passed CoW

  8. 2006-02-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  9. 2006-02-16 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  10. 2006-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  11. 2006-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  12. 2006-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0139

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0068

Municipal officers' citation authority.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Martin, McOmie and Simpson and Senator(s) Boggs and Ross

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; authorizing cities and towns to appoint municipal officers who are not certified as peace officers; authorizing municipal officers to issue citations to persons as specified; conforming provisions; providing limitations; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 7
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2
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103 by creating a new subsection (e) and 15
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1
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103(a)(xli) are amended to read:

7
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2
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103.

Issuance of citations.

(e)

For purposes of this section, "
issuing
officer" means a peace officer, or a municipal officer acting in accordance with the terms of his appointment under W.S. 15
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1
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103(a)(xli).

15
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1
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103.

General powers of governing bodies.

(a)

The governing bodies of all cities and towns may:

(xli)

Adopt ordinances, resolutions and regulations, including regulations not in conflict with this act and necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the city or town, necessary to give effect to the powers conferred by this act and, except as provided by paragraph (xlvi) of this subsection, enforce all ordinances by imposing fines not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
The governing body of a city or town may appoint municipal officers who are not certified as peace officers to issue citations
to
individuals while enforcing ordinances, resolutions and regulations adopted under
paragraph (xiv) of this

sub
section
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The governing body of a city or town may by ordinance impose a term of probation for battery which may exceed the maximum term of imprisonment established for the offense provided the term of probation, together with any extension thereof, shall in no case exceed one (1) year;

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2006.

(END)

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