HB0137 • 2007

Stalking.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; clarifying that harassment includes obscene statements or images for purposes of the crime of stalking; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Esquibel, Ken
Last action: 2007-03-01
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

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Amendments

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HB0137HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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HB0137SS001

Standing Committee • ROSS

Adopted

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Bill History

2007-03-01 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 161
2007-03-01 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0114
2007-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0114
2007-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 114
2007-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0114
2007-02-27 House
H Did Concur
2007-02-27 House
H Received for Concurrence
2007-02-27 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-26 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2007-02-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2007-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-02-21 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-02-05 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2007-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-23 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-22 House
H Passed CoW
2007-01-22 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-22 House
H Amendments Adopted
2007-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-18 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2007-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0137

Bill No.:
HB0137
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
07LSO-0424
Effective Date:

7/1/2001

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0114

Chapter No.:
<chptnum>

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Esquibel, K.

Catch Title:
Electronic
stalking.

Subject:
Clarifies that harassment includes lewd or
obscene statements or images, for purposes of the crime of stalking.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, the
definition of "harass", for
purposes
of the crime of stalking, includes verbal or written threats, vandalism or
nonconsensual physical contact, directed at a specific person or the person's
family, which the defendant knew or should have known would cause a reasonable
person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and which does in fact
seriously alarm the person toward whom it is directed.

This act amends the
definition of "harass" to include lewd or obscene statements or
images
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0137

ENROLLED ACT NO. 114, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; clarifying that harassment includes obscene statements or images for purposes of the crime of stalking; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
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2
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506(a)(ii) is amended to read:

6
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2
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506.

Stalking; penalty.

(a)

As used in this section:

(ii)

"Harass" means to engage in a course of conduct, including but not limited to verbal threats, written threats,
lewd or obscene statements or images,
vandalism or nonconsensual physical contact, directed at a specific person or the family of a specific person, which the defendant knew or should have known would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and which does in fact seriously alarm the person toward whom it is directed.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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