HB0122 • 2011

No duty to retreat.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; allowing for the use of physical or deadly force and providing there is no duty to retreat under specified circumstances; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

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Sponsor: Representative Quarberg
Last action: 2011-03-02
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0122HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

2011-03-02 Senate
S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)
2011-02-02 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
2011-02-02 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-31 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-28 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-27 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-27 House
H Amendments Adopted
2011-01-27 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-01-26 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-26 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-01-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2011-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-12 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0244.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0122

No duty to retreat.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Quarberg, Buchanan,
Edmonds
, Gingery, Illoway, Jaggi, Kroeker, Lubnau, Peasley, Petersen, Semlek, Teeters and Vranish and Senator(s) Driskill, Hicks and
Jennings

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
crimes and offenses; allowing
for
the use of physical or deadly force
and providing there is no duty to retreat under specified circumstances;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
602 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

6
‑
2
‑
602.

Use of force in self defense.

(d)

A person who is in a place where he has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or serious bodily injury to himself or another or to prevent the commission of a
violent
felony.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

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