SF0130 • 2009

Child abuse penalties.

AN ACT relating to child abuse; eliminating exceptions; providing for an additional penalty; and providing for an effective date.

Children Crime

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Ross
Last action: 2009-02-25
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2009-02-25 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 41
2009-02-25 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
2009-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0024
2009-02-23 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0024
2009-02-20 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0024
2009-02-20 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-19 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-18 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-12 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2009-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-30 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-01-29 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-01-28 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-01-27 Senate
S04 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-26 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2009-01-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-01-22 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0130
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
09LSO-0618
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0024

Chapter No.:
41

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Ross

Catch Title:
Child
abuse penalties.

Subject:
Child abuse
penalties.

Summary/Major Elements:

Provides for an
additional felony penalty under child abuse for aggravated child abuse if in
the course of committing the crime of child abuse, the person
intentionally or recklessly inflicts serious bodily injury upon the
victim. The felony is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 25
years.

Correspondingly eliminates
current exceptions related to aggravated assault and battery under W.S. 6‑2‑502.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0130

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
child abuse;
eliminating exceptions; providing for an additional penalty;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
503
(a)(intro), (b)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (c)
is amended to read:

6
‑
2
‑
503.

Child abuse; penalty.

(a)

Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
502,
A
person who is not responsible for a child's welfare as defined by W.S. 14
‑
3
‑
202(a)(i), is guilty of child abuse, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, if:

(b)

Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
502,
A
person is guilty of child abuse, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, if a person responsible for a child's welfare as defined in W.S. 14
‑
3
‑
202(a)(i) intentionally or recklessly inflicts upon a child under the age of eighteen (18) years:

(c)

Aggravated child abuse is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty-five (25) years if in the course of committing the crime of child abuse, as defined in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the person intentionally or recklessly inflicts serious bodily injury upon the victim.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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