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HB0293 • 2009

Time limits for bail.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing a time limit for determining bail for jailed persons; 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 Byrd
Last action
2009-02-06
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0293HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-06 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2009-02-06 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  3. 2009-02-02 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  4. 2009-01-30 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2009-01-28 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0653

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0293

Time limits for bail.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Byrd, Childers, Esquibel, K. and Roscoe and Senator(s) Sessions

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to

criminal procedure;

providing
a time limit for determining bail
for jailed persons
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 7
‑
10
‑
101 by creating
a
new subsection (d) is amended to read:

7
‑
10
‑
101.

Right of defendant
.

(d)

Every person confined to jail shall have the right to have an authorized judicial officer, as defined by W.S. 7
‑
10
‑
104, determine
whether they will be
admitted to bail within twenty-four (24) hours of being confined.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2009
.

(END)

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