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SF0005 • 2008

Peace officers-probation and parole agents.

AN ACT relating to criminal offenses; amending the definition of peace officer to include probation and parole agents and supervisors for purposes of the criminal offense of interference with a peace officer; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Fecht
Last action
2008-03-13
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0005HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0005S3001

3rd reading • BEBOUT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by BEBOUT

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-13 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 103

  2. 2008-03-13 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0041

  3. 2008-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

  4. 2008-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0041

  5. 2008-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0041

  6. 2008-03-05 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2008-03-04 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2008-03-03 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2008-02-29 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2008-02-29 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  11. 2008-02-29 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2008-02-28 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2008-02-28 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2008-02-26 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  15. 2008-02-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2008-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2008-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2008-02-25 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  19. 2008-02-22 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2008-02-21 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  21. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2008-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  24. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2007-12-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0005

Bill No.:
SF0005
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
08LSO-0034
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0041

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Fecht

Catch Title:
Peace
officers-probation and parole agents.

Subject:
Expands the definition of "peace officer"
to include probation and parole officers and supervisors for purposes of the
criminal offense of interference with a peace officer.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, probation
and parole officers and supervisors are not considered peace officers for
purposes of the criminal offense of interference with a peace officer
(including disarming a peace officer).

This bill provides a
definition of "peace officer" to include persons who are employed on
a full-time basis by the Department of Corrections as probation and parole
officers or supervisors for purposes of the criminal offense of interference with
a peace officer (including disarming a peace officer).

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0005

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to criminal offenses; amending the definition of peace officer to include

probation and parole agents and supervisors for purposes of the criminal offense of interference with a peace officer; 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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5
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204 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

6
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5
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204.

Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties.

(d)

For the purposes of this section only, "peace officer" means as defined in W.S. 6
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1
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104(a)(vi) and also includes

any person employed by the state department of corrections on a full-time basis as a probation and parole agent or supervisor to assess, supervise, monitor, track, visit or control persons who are released from incarceration under conditions of parole or who are sentenced under conditions of probation.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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