HB0218 • 2011

Civil recovery for criminal act-limitation.

AN ACT relating to civil damages incurred during a criminal act; providing that a wrong-doer may not collect civil damages for any injuries he incurred as a result of the commission of a criminal act as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Quarberg
Last action: 2011-02-28
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2011-02-28 House
H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)
2011-01-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
2011-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-24 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0208

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0218

Civil recovery for criminal act-limitation.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Quarberg, Gingery, Peasley and Throne and Senator(s) Perkins and Ross

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
civil damages incurred during a criminal act; providing that a wrong-doer may not collect civil damages for any injuries he incurred as a result
of
the commission of a criminal act 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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103(a) is amended to read:

6
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103.

Civil recovery for criminal act; conviction as evidence in civil suit.

(a)

Nothing in this act prevents a party whose person or property is injured by a criminal act from recovering full damages
,
.

provided the party whose person or property is injured by the criminal act is not convicted of:

(i)

Commission of the criminal act that resulted in the injury; or

(ii)

Solicitation,
conspiracy
or attempt to commit the act
.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2011.

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