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HB0150 • 2007

Controlled substances-prior offense.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act; specifying prior convictions that shall count toward the imposition of an enhanced sentence for possession of a controlled substance; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Shepperson
Last action
2007-02-27
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-27 House

    H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)

  2. 2007-02-27 House

    H01 Recommended Do Not Pass

  3. 2007-01-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  4. 2007-01-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2007-01-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0526

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0150

Controlled substances-prior offense.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Shepperson,
Edmonds
and Simpson and Senator(s) Hines and Perkins

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act;
specifying
prior convictions that shall count toward the imposition of an enhanced sentence for possession of a controlled substance; 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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7
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1031(c)(i)(intro) is amended to read:

35
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1031.

Unlawful manufacture or delivery; counterfeit substance; unlawful possession.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this act. Any person who violates this subsection:

(i)

And has in his possession a controlled substance in the amount set forth in this paragraph is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than twelve (12) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Any person convicted for a third or subsequent offense under this paragraph, including convictions for violations of similar laws in other jurisdictions, shall be imprisoned for a term not more than five (5) years, fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Any prior conviction under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or convictions for violation of laws in other jurisdictions similar to those specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, shall be included for purposes of calculating whether the present conviction is a third or subsequent conviction under this paragraph.
For purposes of this paragraph, the amounts of a controlled substance are as follows:

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

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