Domestic violence counseling period.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0327

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0025

Domestic violence counseling period.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Berger, McOmie and Warren and Senator(s) Anderson, J. and Job

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to domestic violence; amending the time period a respondent in a domestic violence incident may be required to participate in counseling or other appropriate treatment; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 35-21-105(a)(vii) is amended to read:

35
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21
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105.

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

(a)

Upon finding that an act of domestic abuse has occurred, the court shall enter an order of protection ordering the respondent household member to refrain from abusing the petitioner or any other household member. The order shall specifically describe the behavior that the court has ordered the respondent to do or refrain from doing. As a part of any order of protection, the court may:

(vii)

If, after a hearing, it finds by a preponderance of evidence that an act of domestic abuse has occurred or that there exists a danger of further domestic abuse, require the respondent to
undergo appropriate
participate in

counseling

or other appropriate treatment
for a specified period of time not to exceed
ninety (90) days

the term of the order of protection and any extension of the order of protection granted under W.S. 35
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21
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106(b)
.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2007.

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