SF0031 • 2008

Domestic violence counseling period.

AN ACT relating to domestic violence; amending the time period a respondent in a domestic violence incident may be required to participate in counseling or other appropriate treatment; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Hastert
Last action: 2008-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2008-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 71
2008-03-07 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0035
2008-03-06 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0035
2008-03-05 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0035
2008-03-05 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0035
2008-03-05 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2008-03-04 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2008-03-03 House
H Passed CoW
2008-02-29 House
H Placed on General File
2008-02-29 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-27 House
H Rereferred to H01
2008-02-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2008-02-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-22 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-21 Senate
S Passed CoW
2008-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2008-02-19 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2008-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2008-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0031

Bill No.:
SF0031
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
08LSO-0261
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0035

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Hastert

Catch Title:
Domestic
violence counseling period.

Subject:
Amends
duration of counseling requirement in domestic violence protection orders.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law at W.S. 35-21-105
authorizes a court, in issuing a domestic violence protection order, to require
the respondent to undergo appropriate counseling for up to 90 days.

This act amends the above
section to authorize the court to order the respondent to participate in
counseling or other appropriate treatment for the term of the order of
protection or any extension of that order.

Comments:

Final action on this bill
was not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to
the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be transmitted to all
legislators.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0031

ENROLLED ACT NO. 35, SENATE

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

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

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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21
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105(a)(vii) is amended to read:

35
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21
‑
105.

Order of protection; contents; remedies; order not to affect title to property; conditions.

(a)

Upon finding that an act of domestic abuse has occurred, the court shall enter an order of protection ordering the respondent household member to refrain from abusing the petitioner or any other household member. The order shall specifically describe the behavior that the court has ordered the respondent to do or refrain from doing. As a part of any order of protection, the court may:

(vii)

If, after a hearing, it finds by a preponderance of evidence that an act of domestic abuse has occurred or that there exists a danger of further domestic abuse, require the respondent to
undergo appropriate
participate in
counseling
or other appropriate treatment
for a specified period of time not to exceed
ninety (90) days
the term of the order of protection and any extension of the order of protection granted under W.S
.
35
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21
‑
106(b)
.

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