HB0271 • 2007

Use of false citizenship or resident alien documents.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating a crime involving the use of false citizenship or resident alien documents; providing a penalty; providing for seizure; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Illoway
Last action: 2007-01-25
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0271HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

2007-01-25 House
H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
2007-01-25 House
H Amendments Adopted
2007-01-25 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-23 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-23 House
H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-01-22 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2007-01-22 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-19 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0649

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0271

Use of false citizenship or resident alien documents.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Illoway and Senator(s) Barrasso

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses
;
creating a crime involving the use of false citizenship or resident alien documents; providing a penalty; providing for seizure; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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Use of false citizenship or resident alien documents, penalty.

(a)

Any person who uses false documents to conceal his true citizenship or resident alien status is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(b)

Any official or employee of the state of Wyoming or any political subdivision thereof who is presented with any document in connection with an application for any public benefit, including an application for a driver's license, and who has reasonable cause to believe that it is a false document in violation of subsection (a) of this section, is authorized to seize and retain the document. Upon seizure, the document shall be delivered to a law enforcement official having jurisdiction to investigate the violation as soon as reasonably possible. The official or employee shall be immune from any cause of action brought by any person or entity based upon the seizure.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

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