HB0150 • 2009

Peace officer definition.

AN ACT relating to peace officers; expanding the definition of "detention officers" as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Lubnau
Last action: 2009-02-27
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2009-02-27 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 64
2009-02-26 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0032
2009-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0032
2009-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0032
2009-02-20 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0032
2009-02-20 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-19 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-18 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-09 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2009-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-01-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-01-23 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-01-22 House
H Passed CoW
2009-01-20 House
H Placed on General File
2009-01-20 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2009-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0150
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0327
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0032

Chapter No.:
64

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Lubnau

Catch Title:
Peace
officer definition.

Subject:
Amends the definition of "peace
officer" as it relates to detention officers.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, detention
officers who meet other qualifications would also meet the definition of
"peace officer" if engaged in the performance of duties while
supervising a detainee who has been convicted as a felon.

This bill removes the
requirement that for a detention officer to be considered a peace officer, he
must be supervising a detainee who has been convicted of a felony.

The practical effect of this
bill is that:

Detention officers who work
in county jails often supervise detainees who may not have been convicted of a
felony and, therefore, such detention officers may not have been considered
peace officers for a number of purposes in Title 6 of the Wyoming Statutes
under current law;

Detention officers who work
in county jails would, as a result of this bill, receive many of the
protections, benefits and responsibilities other peace officers have under
Title 6, during the performance of their duties, regardless of the status of the
detainees being supervised.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0150

ENROLLED ACT NO. 32, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
peace officers; expanding the definition of "detention officers" as specified;
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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1
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104(a)(vi)(J) is amended to read:

6
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1
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104.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in W.S. 6
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1
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101 through 6
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10
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203 unless otherwise defined:

(vi)

"Peace officer" includes the following officers assigned to duty in the state of
Wyoming
:

(J)

Any duly authorized detention officer who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9
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701 through 9
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1
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707, when engaged in the performance of his duties
;

while supervising a detainee who has been convicted as a felon;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(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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