HB0189 • 2007

Prison contraband.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing elements for the crime of taking contraband into penal institutions and correctional facilities; providing definitions; providing penalties; 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 Olsen
Last action: 2007-02-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

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Amendments

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HB0189HW001

Committee of the Whole • OLSEN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by OLSEN

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HB0189HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

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HB0189SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

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Bill History

2007-02-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 70
2007-02-21 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0043
2007-02-20 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 43
2007-02-20 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0043
2007-02-14 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0043
2007-02-14 House
H Did Concur
2007-02-13 House
H Received for Concurrence
2007-02-13 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-12 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-09 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-09 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2007-02-09 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2007-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-02-09 Senate
S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-02-06 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2007-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-02-02 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-01 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-31 House
H Passed CoW
2007-01-31 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-31 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-31 House
H Amendments Adopted
2007-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-18 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-01-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2007-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0189

Bill No.:
HB0189
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
07LSO-0562
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0043

Chapter No.:
70

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Olsen

Catch Title:
Prison
contraband.

Subject:
Creates a crime of taking contraband into a
penal or correctional facility.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act:

Creates the crime of making
or possessing
contraband in, or
conveying contraband into, a penal institution or correctional facility;

Defines
"contraband" and "penal institution or correctional
facility" for purposes of the act;

Provides a penalty of not
more than one year, a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both, for violation
of the act.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0189

ENROLLED ACT NO. 43, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing elements for the crime of taking contraband into penal institutions and correctional facilities; providing definitions; providing penalties; 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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213 is created to read:

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Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties.

(a)

Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall:

(i)

Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or

(ii)

Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially confined in a penal institution or correctional facility.

(b)

Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

(c)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Contraband" means:

(A)

Cellular telephone or other unauthorized electronic communications device;

(B)

Cigarette or other tobacco product;

(C)

Money;

(D)

Any tool or other item that may be used to facilitate escape from the custody of the penal institution or correctional facility; or

(E)

Any other item that the person confined in the official custody of a penal institution or correctional facility is prohibited by law from making, obtaining or possessing.

(ii)

"Penal institution or correctional facility" means a jail, a state penal institution or a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7
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102.

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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