HB0072 • 2009

County jails-release of information.

AN ACT relating to county jails; authorizing county jails to release information about individuals in custody as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Berger
Last action: 2009-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/27/2009

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HB0072SS001

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Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by ROSS

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Bill History

2009-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 75
2009-02-27 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0053
2009-02-26 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0053
2009-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0053
2009-02-23 LSO
Assigned Number HEA bi, 0053
2009-02-23 House
H Did Concur
2009-02-20 House
H Received for Concurrence
2009-02-20 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-19 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-18 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-18 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2009-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-11 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-11 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-02-03 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2009-02-03 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-03 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-02 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-01-30 House
H Passed CoW
2009-01-26 House
H Placed on General File
2009-01-26 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2009-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0072
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0191
Effective Date:

2/27/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0053

Chapter No.:
75

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Berger

Catch Title:
County
jails-release of information.

Subject:
Authorizes county jails to release information
about persons in custody as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law the Wyoming
Department of Corrections may release information regarding any person who is
in the Department's custody unless the release of such information could
compromise the safety of the person. The information that is released is
placed on the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) website to
allow victims to know the custody status of their offenders and to be notified
when the status changes.

This bill:

o

Authorizes county jails to
release the same type of information and for the same purposes relating to
persons in custody in county jails;

o

Creates an exception of
release of information relating to juveniles charged with a status offense.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0072

ENROLLED ACT NO. 53, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
county
jails
; authorizing county
jails
to release information about individuals in custody as specified;

providing an exception
;

and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 7
‑
19
‑
106(m)(intro), (iii), (iv) and (vii) is amended to read:

7
‑
19
‑
106.

Access to, and dissemination of, information.

(m)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the Wyoming department of corrections
and county
jails
may release the following information regarding any individual
, except juveniles charged with a status offense as defined by W.S. 14
‑
6
‑
201(a)(xxiii),
who is or has been committed to the supervision or custody of the department
or county
jails
, unless release of the information could compromise the physical safety of the individual:

(iii)

Any conviction for which the individual was committed to the supervision or custody of the department
or county
jail
;

(iv)

Sentencing information regarding any conviction for which the individual was committed to the supervision or custody of the department
or county
jail
;

(vii)

Date of release from the department's
or county
jail
's
supervision or custody.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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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