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SF0059 • 2009

Road closure.

AN ACT relating to highways; increasing the fine for willfully failing to observe a road closure; establishing standards for allowing a person to travel upon a closed road; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Transportation
Last action
2009-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 34

  2. 2009-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0022

  3. 2009-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022

  4. 2009-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0022

  5. 2009-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0022

  6. 2009-02-20 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2009-02-19 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2009-02-18 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2009-02-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2009-02-13 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2009-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  12. 2009-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2009-01-20 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2009-01-19 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2009-01-16 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2009-01-15 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2009-01-15 Senate

    S08 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  19. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2009-01-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0059
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
09LSO-0224
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0022

Chapter No.:
34

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Transportation, Highways and Military
Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Road
closure.

Subject:
Regulation of
traffic.

Summary/Major Elements:

This
act increases the fine for driving upon a closed road from $100.00 to $750.00 and
establishes standards and procedures for allowing private vehicles to pass
through a road closure.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0059

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT
relating to highways; increasing the fine for willfully failing to observe a road closure; establishing standards for allowing a person to travel upon a closed road; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 24
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109 is amended to read:

24
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109.

Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs and markers
; exceptions
.

(a)

Any person who willfully fails to observe any sign, marker, warning, notice, or direction, placed or given under W.S. 24
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108 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
one hundred dollars ($100.00)
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)
or to imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(b)

The department or
state
highway patrol may allow a person to proceed past any sign, marker, warning, notice or other device posted pursuant to W.S. 24
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108 under the following circumstances:

(i)

The person requesting permission to travel upon a closed road is seeking to travel to a destination beyond the closure point, but in an area unaffected by the conditions warranting the closure;

(ii)

The department or
state
highway patrol makes a determination there is no dangerous or hazardous condition which would reasonably preclude the ability of the person to travel on the closed portion of the highway; and

(iii)

The person making the request shall agree to any conditions or requirements for traveling on the closed portion of the highway which are imposed by the department or
state
highway patrol.

(c)

Any permission granted under subsection (b) of this section to travel upon a closed road shall be granted by the department or the
state
highway patrol on a case-by-case basis, unless otherwise determined by the department or the highway patrol.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(E
ND
)

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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